{"id":2957,"date":"2012-04-17T12:09:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/ecoguide\/qantas-airways-achieves-milestone-biofuel-powered-flight\/"},"modified":"2012-04-17T12:09:07","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T12:09:07","slug":"qantas-airways-achieves-milestone-biofuel-powered-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/ecoguide\/qantas-airways-achieves-milestone-biofuel-powered-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas Airways achieves milestone with biofuel powered flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Believe it or not, Qantas Airways is fueling its planes with the waste oil that fried your hot chips. The airline is trying to find a sustainably produced bio-fuel in an effort to get around high fuel prices and also to support the aviation industry\u2019s aim of becoming carbon neutral by the year 2020.<\/p>\n

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In the United States, the cost of crude oil has risen from a mere $65 a barrel to a staggering $125. The opinion in the market is that the price of crude will stay at $100 a barrel in the current term. Based on these figures, Qantas is planning to use bio-fuel instead of traditional jet fuel for their commercial flights. <\/p>\n

The taking off of Qantas Airways QF1121 on Friday marked Australia\u2019s first ever commercial flight by utilizing sustainably produced bio-fuel. The fuel was created from waste cooking oil and was produced by a Dutch company called SkyNRG to power a single engine of the Airbus A330 airplane. Qantas is also collaborating with various companies to find alternative sources of jet fuel created out of household waste and algae.<\/p>\n

The airline\u2019s low-cost supplementary Jetstar will also be using the same bio-fuel from SkyNRG on its return trip from Melbourne and Hobart. The country\u2019s resources, energy and tourism minister has stated that the government has granted $500,000 to Qantas Airways under the Emerging Renewable Program grant to research supply chains, feed stock and refining and distribution of bio-fuels. Qantas, along with partner Shell Australia, will embark on a study into the long term feasibility of bio-fuel and production of low carbon aviation fuels.<\/p>\n

Sources from Qantas also said that the bio-fuel which is certified for usage in commercial aviation, has a carbon footprint that is approximately 60 percent lower than the carbon footprint produced by conventional jet fuel.<\/p>\n

Via: Smh<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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