Air operators will be able to supply aircraft with a mixture of kerosene and biofuels
Airline had received final approval from the U.S. standardization agency to supply aircraft with a mixture of kerosene and biofuels made from inedible plants and organic wastes, transmitted Bloomberg.
Decision published by the U.S. International ASTN allows carriers to use aviation fuel to include up to 50% proportion of biofuels such as those derived from seaweed and sawdust.Air carriers, which generates 2% of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide will be able to reduce pollution."We are very pleased to see the approval of the first group of biofuels for aviation," said Billy Glover, vice president for environmental and aviation policy at Boeing.Airline flight tests have already made using such fuels.Air France-KLM Group has operated on June 29 first race using a commercial mix that includes cooking oil.Since September, the company intends to make 200 test flights on the route Amsterdam-Paris.Boeing made a transatlantic flight with fuel based Camelina (oil plant).General Electric, the largest of aircraft engines prpducător worldwide carboranţi not anticipated to affect the functioning of new engines.European Union next year would oblige air carriers to either reduce emissions or buy carbon certificatesAmong companies that will take advantage of market opening for aviation fuel, 139 billion dollars, is Neste Oil in Finland, Solazyme U.S. and Honeywell International.It is a moment of demarcation for the aviation industry and producers of biofuels, said Roberto Rodriguez LABASTIDE, an analyst at New Energy Finance Bloomberg.Honeywell has licensed technology to Energy Gap in Portugal SGPS, Rentech U.S., ENI of Italy and Petroleo Brasileiro in Brazil.Airbus estimates that by 2030, biofuels will account for 30% of its fuel consumption.