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Airline Announces New Fuel Made From Human Waste (Yes, Really), Company Promises More Sustainable and Pollution-Free Travel Worldwide Using Human Feces!

Written by Valdemar Medeiros
Published on 20/04/2024 at 15:43
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Wizz Air Announces Aviation Fuel Made From Human Feces. We Invite All Readers to Learn About the Sustainable Initiative of This Innovative Airline!

Human feces could become a crucial element for air transport. At least that is what is in the plans of the company Wizz Air, a Hungarian airline, which claims to have reached an agreement with a British company to engage in the production of a new aviation fuel made from human feces. Check out all the details of the new fuel!

New Fuel Made From Feces for Airplanes Is in Approval Phase, According to The Guardian

The biofuel company Firefly Green Fuels has developed a process that will transform sewage waste into sustainable aviation fuel. The company states that it expects to begin supplying the aviation fuel made from human feces, a low-carbon energy source, around 2028, and has reached an agreement with the UK-based Wizz Air subsidiary to supply up to 525,000 tons of fuel over a period of 15 years (that’s a lot of poop).

Firefly will receive samples from a biosolids company, taken from its wastewater treatment process. With this product in hand, scientists can develop the new aircraft fuel based on human feces.

The production from this source uses about 70% less carbon than traditional aviation fuel. Traditional fuels will not stop being used, but the Firefly aviation fuel made from human feces can be utilized in a maximum blend of 50% with kerosene, without the need for any modifications to jet engines.

The sustainable fuel is significantly more expensive to produce than conventional aviation fuel; however, the experts behind the process based on human waste are hopeful that the benefits will justify the costs.

Companies Speak Out About the New Fuel

Although Firefly’s CEO, James Hygate, admits in a statement that biosolids are “something disgusting,” he also emphasizes that they are a great resource. According to the executive, the company is turning sewage into a new aircraft fuel.

You can’t think of many things that are more beneficial than this. Paul Hilditch, Firefly’s operations director, says the fuel could help the aviation industry reduce its carbon emissions. 

According to the executive, there are enough biosolids in the UK for more than 200,000 tons of sustainable fuel. This is enough to satisfy about half of the mandatory demand in 2030. Hilditch is also hopeful about the future of this aviation fuel made from feces, explaining that it is not just the UK that can use it, as wherever there are people in the world, there are human waste.

Firefly is in the process of obtaining official regulatory approval so that its system can be used to fuel aircraft in the near future.

Understand How the New Fuel Made From Feces Will Help the UK

Wizz Air hopes to fuel at least 10% of its flights with the new aviation fuel by 2030. The use of human waste fuel would please the UK government, as at least 10% of all fuel used by UK airlines must be produced from sustainable raw materials by 2030.

Besides aviation, other sectors are utilizing the same concept. Among the responsible companies is Hyundai, which highlights its proposal for a manure-powered car, an innovative concept that combines sustainability with technological advancement. The project, called Waste to Hydrogen, uses a process to convert organic waste into hydrogen, which is then used to power a hydrogen engine.

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Valdemar Medeiros

Formado em Jornalismo e Marketing, é autor de mais de 20 mil artigos que já alcançaram milhões de leitores no Brasil e no exterior. Já escreveu para marcas e veículos como 99, Natura, O Boticário, CPG – Click Petróleo e Gás, Agência Raccon e outros. Especialista em Indústria Automotiva, Tecnologia, Carreiras (empregabilidade e cursos), Economia e outros temas. Contato e sugestões de pauta: valdemarmedeiros4@gmail.com. Não aceitamos currículos!

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