波音公司宣布公开发布数据工具以评估
航空脱碳解决方案
航空航天巨头波音公司周三宣布公开推出 Cascade，其数据建模工具旨在评估解决航空气候影响的技术和解决方案，并开放该工具供公众使用。
航空业作为温室气体 (GHG) 排放的重要来源而受到密切关注，占全球排放量的 2-3%，该行业的绝大部分足迹来自燃料使用。
为解决该行业的气候影响而采取的举措通常包括努力提高飞机效率、开发可持续航空燃料 (SAF) 或制造利用低碳或零碳推进系统（如电动或氢基）的飞机，尽管其中许多是在发展的早期阶段。
波音公司于 7 月在 2022 年范堡罗航展上推出的Cascade确定了旨在实现航空脱碳的各种解决方案的影响，包括检查和量化航空替代能源从生产到分配和使用的整个生命周期的影响，以及建模机队更新、运营效率和未来飞机等措施的影响。
波音首席可持续发展官克里斯雷蒙德说：
“我们创建 Cascade 是为了作为一种行业工具，在航空、能源、金融和
政策之间创建一个共同的框架。通过将数据放在首位并与公众分享这一模式，我们正在促进行业、政府和其他共同努力实现更可持续的航空航天未来的合作、反馈和协调。”
在公开发布的同时，波音还公布了 Cascade 评估的一些重要发现，包括揭示 SAF 将在未来几年内为减少
碳排放做出最大贡献，因为它能够用于当前的飞机。分析还发现，由于开发时间较长以及需要为机场和管道部署新的基础设施，电动和氢动力飞机的近期和中期影响将是有限的。
Cascade 项目负责人 Neil Titchener 说：
“我们的行业面临着非常棘手的
问题，我们将不得不做出艰难的选择。Cascade 可以成为讨论每条脱碳途径如何帮助我们实现更可持续的未来的话题。”
英文原文如下：
Boeing Announces Public Launch of Data Tool to Assess Aviation Decarbonization Solutions
Aerospace giant Boeing announced on Wednesday the public launch of Cascade, its data modelling tool aimed at assessing technologies and solutions to address the climate impact of aviation, opening up the tool for public use.
The aviation industry has come under scrutiny as a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for 2-3% of global emissions, with the vast majority of the sector’s footprint derived from fuel use.
Initiatives being pursued to address the climate impact of the industry typically involve efforts to improve aircraft efficiency, develop sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), or create aircraft utilizing low or zero carbon propulsion systems such as electric or hydrogen-based, although many of these are at early stages of development.
Cascade, unveiled by Boeing at the 2022 Farnborough Airshow in July, identifies the effects of various solutions aimed at decarbonizing aviation, including examining and quantifying the full life impact of alternate energy sources for aviation from production to distribution and use, as well as modeling the effect of measures including fleet renewal, operational efficiency, and future aircraft.
Boeing Chief Sustainability Officer Chris Raymond, said:
“We created Cascade to serve as an industry tool that creates a common framework among aviation, energy, finance and policy. By putting data first and sharing this model with the public, we are enabling collaboration, feedback and alignment across industry, government and others who work together to achieve a more sustainable aerospace future.”
Alongside the public launch, Boeing also unveiled some of the key findings from assessments generated by Cascade, including revealing that SAF will be the greatest contributor to reducing carbon emissions over the next several years, given its ability to be used in current aircraft. The analysis also found that the near- to mid-term impact of electric and hydrogen-powered aircraft will be limited, due to long development timeframes and the need to deploy new infrastructure for airports and pipelines.
Neil Titchener, Cascade Program Leader, said:
“Our industry has really hard questions ahead of us, we’re going to have to make difficult choices. Cascade can be the conversation starter for how each decarbonization pathway can help us reach a more sustainable future.”
