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Biofuel jet trip ups clean travel hopes

Are advances in renewable aviation fuel paving the way towards a greener future? The world’s first flight powered entirely by bio jet fuel has raised hopes for cleaner air travel and upped the prospects of a boon for farmers whose oilseed crops could supplant kerosene. A Dassault Falcon 20 twin engine jet took off from the Canadian capital Ottawa in October to test the new jet fuel, made from 100% oilseed, for engine performance and emissions, aiming to make sky journeys less polluting. Several engineers were on board, monitoring the engines’ performance and fuel burn, making a round trip to… continue reading

November 9, 2012