Foreword
This month, we saw the achievement of a great landmark for
aviation biofuel.
Back in October, we
reported that Australian airline Qantas had announced that all of their flights
from Los Angeles airport would be powered by a 50% biofuel blend by 2020. Back
in January, they achieved a milestone in this transition, by undertaking the
first successful trans-Pacific biofuel powered flight. The 15-hour flight from
Los Angeles to Melbourne utilised 24 tonnes of blended biofuel, derived from
Brassica carinata. The blend used on this flight was only 10%, but shows
promise for Qantas’ future target of 50%. Qantas claim that once the project
comes to fruition, the biofuel-powered flights will show an 80% reduction in
carbon emissions from these flights. Hopefully, if this conversion is a
success, other long-haul airlines will follow in their footsteps. Many airlines
are currently......
Other news this month includes:
Policy
- US anti-dumping
duties to price out Argentine and Indonesian biodiesel
Markets
- China ups tariffs
on US ethanol imports
Research & Development
- Algal biofuels
program enters next phase
- Reducing microbe contamination in
biofuels
- Microbial production of aromatic fuels
- Approval for Italian advanced biofuels
scheme
Bioethanol
- Novozymes new yeast
product solves ethanol production problems
- Chinese refiners in rush to blend ethanol
Biodiesel
- Enerkem develops
high-octane biofuel from waste
- Clariant releases de-waxing catalyst for
diesel
- Valtra now selling all tractors with
biodiesel on startup
Aviation Biofuel
- First trans-Pacific
biofuel flight
- Specification change opens up
opportunities for Byogy's alcohol jet fuel
Other Fuel
- Hydrogen from
algae still in early development
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