Ryanair has committed to using SAF for 12.5 per cent of its fuel needs by 2030, a panel discussion in Dublin heard on Friday. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Wire
The event, a panel discussion organised by the Institute of International and European Affairs , also heard the Republic could use excess electricity to produce green hydrogen provided the Government can meet its renewable energy targets in the coming years. “The aviation industry has a duty to lower its contribution to global warming,” he said.” Decarbonising the industry will take a mix of different technologies. They all have the potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But it will take the collective effort of all different stakeholders in the industry to make that happen.
However, Noel Cunniffe, chief executive of Wind Energy Ireland, said the Coalition is targeting the production of 37 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2050, only half of which is required to decarbonise the Republic’s economy. The other half “will need new customers, be that your exporters, new industry or manufacturing”.