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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Preprints
DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6878628
Titel (primär) Life-cycle GHG of SAF in real flights: Reconciliation with standard calculators
Autor Erofeev, Y.; Majer, S.; McFall, F.; Thrän, D. ORCID logo
Quelle SSRN
Erscheinungsjahr 2026
Department SANA
Sprache englisch
Topic T5 Future Landscapes
Abstract Corporate Scope 3 aviation reporting relies on operational GHG calculators built for fossil kerosene, with limited flight-level treatment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and inconsistent well-to-wake (WTW) and non-CO₂ boundaries. We assemble twelve evidence-graded commercial flights with documented SAF blends (0.22–100%) and derive ISO 14083/GLEC-consistent WTW intensities. We then reconcile the results against TIM, the ICAO Carbon Emissions Calculator, DEFRA factors with and without RFI, and ATP-DEC through native, factor-normalised and SAF-corrected stages. Native estimates diverge by up to fourfold on the shared passenger-plus-luggage perimeter; harmonising emission factors leaves most dispersion intact. Non-CO₂ treatment is the dominant driver, while routine SAF blends reduce WTW by less than 2%. Full substitution cuts pax+luggage WTW strongly but leaves ATP-DEC TOTAL largely unabated. We propose a minimal auditable SAF overlay for Scope 3 reporting.
Erofeev, Y., Majer, S., McFall, F., Thrän, D. (2026):
Life-cycle GHG of SAF in real flights: Reconciliation with standard calculators
SSRN
10.2139/ssrn.6878628