MUMBAI: IndiGo has partnered with Swedish innovation company Altered, to fit its fleet of aircraft with innovative nozzles that can help reduce on-board water consumption by up to 98%, said the airline in a press statement issued recently.
Altered is a producer of innovative products that deploy patented technologies to reduce water consumption from taps and faucets.
Under the partnership, the airline’s fleet of Airbus have been fitted with customized water saving nozzles. “This innovative solution will lead to savings from fuel and water cost, along with significant reduction in carbon emissions. This is perhaps the first of its kind application of water conservation solutions for the aviation sector. The modification will also help solve the challenge of water quantity in long flights,” said the airline.
This project is supported by the “India-Sweden Innovations’ Accelerator” (ISIA) programme that is part of the intergovernmental cooperation between the countries in new and renewable energy technologies, backed by Swedish Energy Agency and supported by Business Sweden and CII – Green Business Centre. The aim of the programme is to mitigate climate change through a transition to clean energy in India.
Captain Ashim Mittra, Senior Vice President, Flight Operations, IndiGo said, “IndiGo is proud to partner with Altered to integrate this low effort but high impact solution for making our day-to-day operations more sustainable. As India’s leading airline, we are committed to help address the scarcity of natural resources and the increasing impact of climate change. We understand the importance of sustainability for our future generations, and with this new initiative, we aim to conserve water and reduce carbon emissions in our operations.”
Johan Nihlen, CEO of Altered, said, “Our ambition is to redefine water saving for everyone and partnering with IndiGo gave us a golden opportunity to bring a significant impact through a small change. Today, IndiGo is the world’s first airline to integrate our solution across its fleet, setting a sustainable benchmark for the industry.”
IndiGo said it is amongst the lowest CO2 emitting airlines in the world. The airline added that its A320 NEO family aircraft has helped cut over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in FY 2023. According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), global CO2 from commercial aviation was 707 million tons in 2013. In 2019 that value reached 920 million tons, having increased approximately 30 percent in six years. Globally, aviation produced 2.4 percent of total CO2 emissions in 2018.
The global aviation industry is working towards being carbon neutral or net-zero by the year 2050__airlines won’t add to the green-house gases present in the atmosphere, that is. For India, which is still a developing market, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed to turning net carbon zero by 2070. Among the milestones enroute is the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (fuel produced from variety of sustainable feedstocks such as used cooking oil agricultural waste, green hydrogen etc). The ministry of civil aviation is currently working on mandating blending of jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel. The latest generation Airbus aircraft are certified to fly with upto 50 % SAF.
Altered is a producer of innovative products that deploy patented technologies to reduce water consumption from taps and faucets.
Under the partnership, the airline’s fleet of Airbus have been fitted with customized water saving nozzles. “This innovative solution will lead to savings from fuel and water cost, along with significant reduction in carbon emissions. This is perhaps the first of its kind application of water conservation solutions for the aviation sector. The modification will also help solve the challenge of water quantity in long flights,” said the airline.
This project is supported by the “India-Sweden Innovations’ Accelerator” (ISIA) programme that is part of the intergovernmental cooperation between the countries in new and renewable energy technologies, backed by Swedish Energy Agency and supported by Business Sweden and CII – Green Business Centre. The aim of the programme is to mitigate climate change through a transition to clean energy in India.
Captain Ashim Mittra, Senior Vice President, Flight Operations, IndiGo said, “IndiGo is proud to partner with Altered to integrate this low effort but high impact solution for making our day-to-day operations more sustainable. As India’s leading airline, we are committed to help address the scarcity of natural resources and the increasing impact of climate change. We understand the importance of sustainability for our future generations, and with this new initiative, we aim to conserve water and reduce carbon emissions in our operations.”
Johan Nihlen, CEO of Altered, said, “Our ambition is to redefine water saving for everyone and partnering with IndiGo gave us a golden opportunity to bring a significant impact through a small change. Today, IndiGo is the world’s first airline to integrate our solution across its fleet, setting a sustainable benchmark for the industry.”
IndiGo said it is amongst the lowest CO2 emitting airlines in the world. The airline added that its A320 NEO family aircraft has helped cut over 1 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions in FY 2023. According to the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), global CO2 from commercial aviation was 707 million tons in 2013. In 2019 that value reached 920 million tons, having increased approximately 30 percent in six years. Globally, aviation produced 2.4 percent of total CO2 emissions in 2018.
The global aviation industry is working towards being carbon neutral or net-zero by the year 2050__airlines won’t add to the green-house gases present in the atmosphere, that is. For India, which is still a developing market, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has committed to turning net carbon zero by 2070. Among the milestones enroute is the increased use of sustainable aviation fuel (fuel produced from variety of sustainable feedstocks such as used cooking oil agricultural waste, green hydrogen etc). The ministry of civil aviation is currently working on mandating blending of jet fuel with sustainable aviation fuel. The latest generation Airbus aircraft are certified to fly with upto 50 % SAF.
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