Tag: biofuel
Boeing says its fleet will be able to fly on 100%...
Boeing Co said on Friday it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, calling...
Project Solaris gets Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials certification
Project Solaris has earned Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) certification for the production of the energy rich Solaris tobacco crop in the...
First Solaris aviation biofuel crop ready for harvest
South African farmers in Marble Hall in Limpopo province will soon harvest a first crop of energy-rich Solaris plants to be used...
Boeing and Chinese partner to make jet fuel from ‘gutter oil’
Aircraft makers Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp of China have launched a joint pilot project to turn used cooking oil into jet...
Crops, seawater and jets
In a report highlighted this month, Pricewaterhouse was demonstrating that innovation capabilities could make the difference the US aerospace industry, as some...
Boeing, Airbus and Embraer team up for aviation biofuels
Boeing, Airbus and Embraer have come together to work with governments and biofuel producers to promote and speed up the availability of...
US FAA announces alternative energy investments for cleaner jet fuel
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding US$7.7 million in contracts to eight companies to help advance alternative, environmentally-friendly, sustainable sources...
IATA urges cooperation on the use of aviation biofuel
A third of the airline industry's operating costs go to fuel, making the use of environmentally friendly, safe aviation biofuel a priority,...
SA releases bifuel regulations
Draft regulations on the mandatory blending of biofuels with petrol or diesel has been published in the Government Gazette for public comment....
Thomson Airways set for first commercial UK biofuels flight
Thomson Airways will become Britain's first airline to fly customers on biofuel -- one made from cooking oil -- when it operates...
