Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, better known as Masdar, and European aircraft maker Airbus SE (EPA:AIR) on Tuesday said they have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the field of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and green hydrogen.
Other areas of partnership include direct air capture (DAC) technologies, designed to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide which could, in combination with hydrogen, be used to produce synthetic SAF, as well as the development and implementation of ‘book and claim’ solutions.
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“We look forward to working closely with Airbus to support the development of the global sustainable aviation fuel market and to exploring the adoption of creative low carbon solutions in support of net zero,” Masdar’s CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi said in the statement.
The Abu Dhabi-based company in January announced that the Masdar-led initiative focusing on green hydrogen to produce SAF is actively working with licensors to certify a new production pathway for SAF from methanol. The consortium also includes TotalEnergies, Siemens Energy and Marubeni and is collaborating with the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Etihad Airways, Lufthansa Group and Khalifa University of Science and Technology.
As for the European aircraft maker, the new agreement with Masdar “marks yet another milestone in the partnership between Airbus and the UAE,” said Mikail Houari, president for Airbus Africa and Middle East.
The financial details of the MoU were not disclosed.
