Lufthansa Says Green Fuel Would Eat Up Half German Electricity

Germany’s biggest airline would consume half of the country’s entire electricity production to switch its fleet to green fuels like e-kerosene, according to Deutsche Lufthansa AG, underscoring the challenge in reducing emissions from air transport.

While synthetic fuels manufactured using renewable energy provided the best future path to decarbonize aviation, there is unlikely to be sufficient green electricity in Germany to generate them, Lufthansa Chief Executive Officer Carsten Spohr on Monday.