Eco Factor: Commercial aircraft powered by biofuel/jet fuel blend.
Commercial aviation is considered a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to add some green to the aviation industry have been going on for long. The latest to prove the worth of biofuels in aviation is KLM Royal Dutch Airlines who have powered a Boeing 747 carrying 40 passengers on fuel produced from an inedible plant.
The aircraft was carrying a blend of 50% normal jet fuel and 50% bio-kerosene produced from oil from camelina, an inedible plant that grows in conditions where other food crops cannot. The mix was used to power one of the four engines of the aircraft during a one hour demonstration flight over the Netherlands.
Via: Gizmag
Its good. Its a nice thought to decrease air pollution from fuels that is used in engines.Hopefully it will be implemented all over the world.
