The flight uses 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel produced from renewable waste, saving around 174 tonnes of kerosene every week.
During the summer 2021 flight schedule, the initiative achieved a net reduction of 20,250 tonnes of greenhouse gases and for the upcoming winter schedule, another 14,175 tonnes are expected to be saved.
Nokia will be using the flight to ship 10 tonnes of communications network equipment from a production facility in Shanghai to its European hub in Tilburg, the Netherlands.
DB Schenker covers both air and land transport from Shanghai to Tilburg, and all land transport uses hydrogenated vegetable oil.
Ashwin Bhat, Chief Commercial Officer of Lufthansa Cargo says: “Using SAF is one possibility to fly CO2-neutral already today. We are very proud that we can extend our partnership with DB Schenker throughout the upcoming months. We strongly believe that transforming our business into CO2-neutral air freight can best be achieved when all of us join forces.”
The CO2 released from the engine was removed from the atmosphere during the photosynthesis phase of the plants that were used to produce the oil.