KLM and Lufthansa sign long-term agreements with US sustainable biofuel producers AltAir and Gevo
European airlines KLM and Lufthansa have each signed agreements with US biofuel companies for supplies of locally-produced sustainable fuels. KLM has agreed to purchase through a three-year offtake agreement an undisclosed quantity of used cooking oil based fuel produced by AltAir and supplied by Amsterdam-based SkyNRG. The fuel will be used on all KLM flights […]
Japanese microalgae company Euglena plans new demo plant to produce jet biofuels for ANA
Japanese microalgae company Euglena has announced plans to build the country"™s first demonstration plant to produce jet biofuel from algae. In a partnership with Chevron Lummus Global, the refinery is to be built in Yokohama and anticipated to cost around 3 billion yen ($24m), with an aim to start operations in 2018. The refinery is […]
La NASA "˜demuestra"™ que mezclar biofúel reduce el CO2 de los aviones
Un equipo dirigido por la NASA ha realizado vuelos de seguimiento de estelas de aviones para analizar cómo difieren las emisiones al usar combustibles derivados del petróleo o biocombustibles. Los primeros resultados del experimento Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS II) confirman que la mezcla de biocombustibles es el combustible más limpio […]
