Aviation Biofuel from Jatropha Trees

Boeing and Air New Zealand have announced that they will fly an airplane with a 50-50 mix of jet fuel and oil from jatropha trees. This is an effort to help reduce harmful emissions and conserve fuel.



Billy Glover, Boeing’s managing director of environmental strategy, said,

“The processing technology exists today, and based on results we’ve seen, it’s highly encouraging that this fuel not only met but exceeded three key criteria for the next generation of jet fuel: higher than expected jet fuel yields, very low freeze point and good energy density. That tells us we’re on the right path to certification and commercial availability.”

So we can hope that in the future, there will be more efforts to help save fuel and protect our air from the aviation industry.

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