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Lufthansa AG
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Strategic Partnership between Leading Airline and CCU Technology Start-up for CO2 Reduced Aviation Fuels as Means for Innovation Acquisition
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Industry - Airline Industry
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Client - Lufthansa AG
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CBR Role - SAF Expert & Technology Advisor
About
- Airline Industry
- Lufthansa AG
- SAF Expert & Technology Advisor
- Strategic partnership between the inventor of a patented process to produce CO2-reduced synthetic fuel
- First of its kind pilot plant requiring two-digit million funding
- Commercialization roll-out, business and financial model as well as subsequent funding process
Objectives
- Realizing opportunities for significant reductions of CO2 emissions to fulfill the IATA and CORSIA objectives and to avoid future CO2 penalties
- Securing long-term access to cost-efficient Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and independence from oil price volatility
Challenges
- Mediation between large corporation decision and action patterns compared to technology start-up needs for agility and speed
- Balancing of long-term innovation cycles and rewarding vs. short-term results-oriented actions within constantly changing external market conditions
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