In France, the Paris Air Show kicks off this week with a special aviation biofuels exhibition coordinated by CAAFI, the Civil Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, that has attracted companies such as Amyris, Lanzatech, Sapphire Energy, Solena Fuels, and TOTAL, as well as a group from Washington State University. Among the presenters in a robust program: […]
In the Netherlands, Dutch KLM states they will launch over 200 flights on biokerosene between Amsterdam and Paris. The fuel will be produced by Dynamic Fuels and supplied by SkyNRG, the consortium launched by KLM and North Sea Group and Spring Associates in 2009, with used cooking oil as the feedstock. KLM stated that they […]
Four airlines, producers team with European Commission in Biofuels Flightpath group; USDA Secretary Vilsack visits Paris Air Show to demonstrate support for aviation biofuels, in break from G20 meetings in Paris. At the Paris Air Show, major European stakeholders set a goal of 600 million gallons (2 million metric tons) of annual sustainable biojet production […]
Lipid fuels move from demonstration to commercialization, while alcohol-based fuels crank up. Who’s leading the way at Le Bourget? Who will take the 4-3-2-1- blast off aviation biofuels challenge? In France, the global aviation biofuels movement is descending on the 49th Paris Air Show, which kicks off today with 340,000 attendees, 2100 exhibitors and 3,000 […]
What’s next for bioenergy, after the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference? The Paris Air Show beckons as aviation biofuels looms as a breakout opportunity for investment and deployment. The Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, which featured 450 bioenergy leaders representing 300 organizations, including 120 C-level executives, has adjourned until April 2012 in Washington, DC. Highlights from the […]
