SWISS announces funding for solar fuel research and development

Lufthansa Group member SWISS said on December 15 it  “acquired a financial interest in Swiss-based technology company Synhelion” in a move aimed at bringing solar fuels to market. “Alternative fuels such as the solar fuel being developed by Synhelion are essential to the achievement of the aviation sector’s ambitious climate goals”, The Swiss flag carrier said, describing the technology as having “many strategic advantages over other technological approaches”. “Synhelion, SWISS and the Lufthansa Group have been collaborating very constructively on bringing solar fuels to market for the aviation sector for more than two years now,” explains SWISS chief executive Dieter