The engine was recently tested at the MTU site in Hannover with a 10 percent SAF fuel blend.
MTU Maintenance and LATAM have come together to use SAF in test runs of the V2500 engine of LATAM’s fleet. The engine was recently tested at the MTU site in Hannover with a 10 percent SAF fuel blend.
The fuel used is derived from waste fats, oils, and lubricants and produces up to 80 percent less greenhouse gas emissions per gallon than paraffin over its entire life cycle. Thus, around 0.6 tons of CO2 were saved during the test run. In future tests, the SAF proportion will be increased to up to 50 percent, which is the maximum limit currently permitted.
Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer at MTU Aero Engines said, “MTU Maintenance is the first maintenance provider in the world to offer test runs with SAF. We are particularly pleased that we have been able to win over our long-standing partner LATAM for this purpose. MTU is committed to the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. That’s why we want to operate our sites in Germany in a CO2-neutral manner and support our customers worldwide in their initiatives to combat climate change.”
Paulo Rimbano Meneghel, Powerplant Director of LATAM said, “We are quite pleased to be working with MTU Maintenance on this ground-breaking initiative. We want to do our part to protect the planet, the biodiversity of ecosystems, and the well-being of the global population. We recognize the importance of SAFs in the fight against climate change and actively promote the development of these. An important part of our collaboration with MTU Maintenance is the collection of data to ensure that SAF deployment is both safe and useful.”
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