Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada and SAF+ Consortium have announced a $17 million collaboration "on next-generation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)".
The initiative is supported by the regional government in Quebec and is to be known as CADAQ-100.
"The project will contribute to the industry-wide effort to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions for aviation by 2050, as outlined by Air Transport Action Group (ATAG) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) in their decarbonisation roadmaps," Pratt & Whitney Canada announced, adding that the partners are to team up on SAF research and testing and feasibility studies for establishing production plants for power-to-liquid e-SAF in Quebec.
"Airbus, alongside many of its customers, is fully committed to expanding the use of SAF, an essential pillar to support the aviation industry's decarbonisation journey," said Benoît Schultz, president and chief executive of Airbus Canada.
"Through these mobilising projects, we are taking a step further toward making the aircraft of tomorrow a reality and thus reducing GHG emissions in Québec and internationally," said Pierre Fitzgibbon, Québec's minister of the economy, innovation and energy,
“This collaboration will help accelerate our vision to transform Montreal into a North American sustainable aviation hub, something which we have always known could only be achieved as a cross-industry effort,” said Jean Paquin, president of SAF+ Consortium.