January 2, 2009

Air New Zealand Successfully Tests BioFuels.

On December 30, an Air New Zealand Boeing 747 flew for two hours with one of its engines running 50% jet fuel and 50% jatropha oil, the oil that comes from a poisonous shrub. According to the airline’s website the test flight is “a joint initiative with partners Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Honeywell’s UOP in commercial [...]