Used cooking oil into aviation fuel.

The aviation industry has set itself the ambitious target of reducing its carbon emissions to zero by 2050. A raw material that was previously considered kitchen waste could provide it with a realistic chance of achieving this goal.
"It's no longer waste."

Tsuboi Yasuyuki, the manager of an izakaya in Tokyo, says his restaurant typically runs through several 18-liter drums of cooking oil every month. He usually pays a disposal service to collect the used oil. But recently, he has started receiving inquiries from firms interested in taking it for free. Some are even offering to pay for it.

"We used to consider it waste," says Tsuboi. "Now, people are asking to take it off our hands, which is very strange."

The reason for the sudden demand is that used cooking oil can now be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. About a third of the 400,000 tons collected in Japan in the past year was used for fuel for planes and other vehicles.

SAF is the aviation industry's term for fuel derived from non-fossil sources. Used cooking oil is the main substance used for production, but research is underway to identify other viable waste sources.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2166/

Lummy wrote:Used cooking oil to achieve carbon neutrality.

The aviation industry has set itself the ambitious target of reducing its carbon emissions to zero by 2050. A raw material that was previously considered kitchen waste could provide it with a realistic chance of achieving this goal.
"It's no longer waste."

Tsuboi Yasuyuki, the manager of an izakaya in Tokyo, says his restaurant typically runs through several 18-liter drums of cooking oil every month. He usually pays a disposal service to collect the used oil. But recently, he has started receiving inquiries from firms interested in taking it for free. Some are even offering to pay for it.

"We used to consider it waste," says Tsuboi. "Now, people are asking to take it off our hands, which is very strange."

The reason for the sudden demand is that used cooking oil can now be used to produce sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF. About a third of the 400,000 tons collected in Japan in the past year was used for fuel for planes and other vehicles.

SAF is the aviation industry's term for fuel derived from non-fossil sources. Used cooking oil is the main substance used for production, but research is underway to identify other viable waste sources.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/2166/

HawkTheSlayer wrote:But achieving carbon neutrality by recycling cooking oil will never happen.

I'm going to have to start frying everything to save the planet!
And I wasn't hardly frying anything for months.

Deep fat fryer, here I come! Lol
@Red Lily

Red Lily wrote:

HawkTheSlayer wrote:But achieving carbon neutrality by recycling cooking oil will never happen.

I'm going to have to start frying everything to save the planet!
And I wasn't hardly frying anything for months.

Deep fat fryer, here I come! Lol
@Red Lily

I'm sure your BP will thank you!    

HawkTheSlayer wrote:But achieving carbon neutrality by recycling cooking oil will never happen.

I'm going to have to start frying everything to save the planet!
And I wasn't hardly frying anything for months.

Deep fat fryer, here I come! Lol
@Red Lily

Lummy wrote:It would probably smell like french fries.