NASA, DLR Show SAFs Can Reduce Contrails’ Climate Impact

Contrails from Airbus A320
Credit: NASA
Cleaner-burning sustainable fuels can reduce aircraft contrails’ cloudiness and their contribution to aviation’s climate impact, joint research by NASA and German aerospace center DLR has concluded. Burning low-aromatic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) can result in a 50-70% reduction in soot...
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