Objective

Contribute to turning the Swedish domestic aviation fossil free, and for international bunkers from Swedish Airports to use sustainable aviation fuels as far as possible.

Description

The Swedish Government have assigned the Swedish Energy Agency to promote sustainable aviation fuels. To this cause, the Swedish Energy Agency will finance research and development projects aiming at promoting sustainable aviation fuels, with up to 20 million SEK in 2018, 30 million SEK in 2019 and 50 million SEK in 2021.

The assignment also includes setting up an innovation cluster with representatives from all parts of the value chain. The main objective of the innovation cluster is to make assessments and suggest activities necessary to for the transition to fossil free aviation.

Website for the innovation cluster: https://fossilfrittflyg2045.se/about-us-eng__trashed/about-us/ 

Partners

• ​Swedish Government,
• Research Institutes,
• Universities,
• Airlines,
• Airports,
• Energy and fuel providers,
• Investors,
• Companies

Achievements to date

So far 17 different projects, sharing 52 million SEK (about 5 MEUR), have been supported through this Governmental initiative.

The feedstocks involved are mainly forestry residues, coming from Sweden. The conversion processes differ between projects.

http://www.energimyndigheten.se/nyhetsarkiv/2018/11-forskningsprojekt-ska-bidra-till-att-na-ett-fossilfritt-flyg/ 

https://www.energimyndigheten.se/nyhetsarkiv/2019/nya-forskningsprojekt-ska-bidra-till-mer-hallbart-bransle-for-flyg/ 

In March 2019 another Governmental Inquiry Report on how to promote the use of sustainable aviation fuels was presented. The main proposal in the Inquiry is the introduction of a greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligation for jet fuel used to fuel aircraft in Sweden, covering both domestic and international flights. According to the proposal, the reduction level will increase from the equivalent of approximately 1 volume per cent in 2021 to the equivalent of approximately 30 volume per cent in 2030.

The Inquiry proposes no reduction levels for the years after 2030 but considers that the target should be 100 per cent renewable fuels with low lifecycle emissions by 2045. The Inquiry also proposes that The Swedish Energy Agency should be tasked with analysing whether investment or operating aid should be developed for production facilities with new technology that is too costly to be able to compete with the greenhouse gas emissions reduction obligation ('the reduction obligation') already in place for fuel for road transportation.

No decisions have yet been made by the Swedish Government regarding the different proposals presented in this inquiry.

Contact information

Jonas Lindmark, Official in charge at the Swedish Energy Agency

Jonas.Lindmark [at] energimyndigheten.se (Jonas[dot]Lindmark[at]energimyndigheten[dot]se)