Bio Fuels| Coconut Oil & GTL | Another Option To Fly

Bio Fuels| Coconut Oil & GTL | Another Option To Fly

It is serious that natural disaster and other crisis of the world is from Global warming. It is a good new that the biomass could be the answer to a renewable sustainable fuel source. More on environmental crisis.

On 24 February 2008, Boeing, Virgin Atlantic and GE Aviation partnered operated the first commercial flight partially using a sustainable fuel from biomass mix in one of its tanks made from 80 percent kerosene-based jet fuel and a 20 percent blend of babassu oil and coconut oil. Richard Brandson, founder of Virgin, said that the tests had shown it would be possible to fly and aircraft on a 40 percent biofuel blend. He also stated that the company did not choose to use biofuels such as corn oil that compete with staple food sources. There is a growing controversy regarding the environmental benefits of biofuels for using these crops for fuel can drive up food costs and cause deforestation. Though Richard Brandson's got another option that they're looking at the algae as the next biofuel.


Another sister company, Virgin Trains also tried to fly with 20 percent biodiesel content, from UK-grown rapeseed oil,US-grown soybean oil and palm oil from East Asia to power some of its locomotives. The Airbus run the first test flight of a commercial aircraft using a synthetic liguid fuel derived from natural gas (gas-to-liquid or GTL) prior to the Virgin Atlantic flight on 2 February 2008 in a three-hour flight from Bristol to Toulouse. This is less damaging to local air quality and environmental friendly for it is sulfur-free though GTL does not offer offer significantly lower Co2 emissions than conventional kerosene. Boeing and Air New Zealand are also planning a test flight using an alternative fuel source later this year.
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