In China, Airbus and Chinese company, Sinopec, have entered a partnership to develop carbon neutral alternatives to kerosene. The biofuel will be produced close to the airports, factories or local distribution networks instead of being inefficiently and expensively shipped worldwide. Longer-range airliners “burn fuel to carry fuel” and consum more energy than necessary. The joint […]
In India, Indian Oil is working with Airbus, Kingfisher Airline and UOP to conduct biofuel test flights. Indian Oil, a state run corporation has signed pacts with Canadian universities and Pratt & Whitney to further their ambitions to join the growing group of countries pursuing bio-avjet.
In Switzerland, Boeing, Airbus and Embraer signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed to seek collaborative opportunities to speak in unity to government, biofuel producers and other key stakeholders to support, promote and accelerate the availability of sustainable new jet […]
In France, Airbus announced that the Spanish government, Iberia Airlines and Airbus have signed an agreement to develop a complete Spanish ‘value chain’ for sustainable and renewable aviation bio-fuel for commercial use. Other key members are expected to join the agreement shortly. The agreement promotes and backs initiatives to develop a complete bio-fuel production chain […]
In Romania, Airbus has teamed with Tarom for aviation biofuel production from camelina. The project is undergoing a year-long feasibility study to evaluate “four to five” potential sites across Romania to find the most suitable location for the plant. More on the story.
Last year, the Digest remarked that it should have opened a Brazilian travel agency for advanced biofuels companies, in addition to operating a news service. The 16-hour flight from SFO to GRU can be GRUelling, not to mention a couple hours in the car driving up to Ribeirão Preto or San Jose dos Campos, but […]
In Brazil, Airbus, TAM Airlines, and a group of specialist companies are working to establish a bio-kerosene jet-fuel processing plant in Brazil, aiming to gradually substitute fossil fuel in aviation with biofuel., following a November 22nd TAM Airbus A320 was used for a first biofuel flight in Latin America. The group of companies is led […]
In the UK, British Airways, Rolls-Royce, Finnair, Gatwick Airport and IATA Airbus announced that they will form a research consortium with Cranfield University to support the university’s efforts to produce algal-based aviation biofuels. The group has established a pilot project for growing and harvesting biomass on the Cranfield campus, and expects to move to an […]
