The formalisation of an MOU, between Coastal Sustainability Alliance members Ken Energy and Green COP at Singapore Maritime Week 2024, aims to enhance Biobutanol use in maritime operations. From left to right: Ms Candy Tan, Director, Ken Energy; Mr Kenneth Lim, Assistant Chief Executive (Industry & Transformation), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore; Dr Hanson Lee, Founder/CEO, Green COP. Photo credit: Ken Energy S$10 million to be invested into development and production of biofuel … [Read more...] about Coastal sustainability alliance boosts development and adoption of maritime biofuel in Singapore
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Airbus delivers sustainable jet fuel aircraft
Showing its strong commitment towards eco-efficiency, Airbus becomes the first aircraft manufacturer to offer its customers the option of delivering new jets using a blend of sustainable jet fuel. The 15th A350-900 for Cathay Pacific departed Toulouse on June 1st, bound for Hong Kong, with a 10 percent blend of sustainable jet fuel in its tanks. Since the first delivery in May 2016, all of Cathay Pacific’s A350s have been delivered in this configuration. The biofuel … [Read more...] about Airbus delivers sustainable jet fuel aircraft
Dragonair to operate first biofuel flight
Dragonair will operate its first-ever commercial flight using a certified sustainable biofuel blend later this month, highlighting its commitment - and the commitment of the Cathay Pacific Group as a whole - to sustainable development. The KA859 service from Shanghai’s Hongqiao Airport to Hong Kong on 21 March will take off with the aircraft tanks filled with a 50:50 blend of fossil-based jet fuel and bio-based jet fuel, refined from 100 per cent used cooking oil as … [Read more...] about Dragonair to operate first biofuel flight
Lufthansa expands use of biofuel in 2015
Lufthansa is set to expand their bioduel efforts to a new airport for 2015. Beginning in March, Lufthansa will begin to use a blended biofuel kerosene on all flights that depart from Oslo, Norway. This will cover nearly 5,000 departures from Oslo flown by Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian, Brussels and Germanwings. The blended fuel will be provided Statoil, a Norwegian energy company. Oslo will be the first airport in the world that will have continuous availability of Bio-Kerosene as plans call … [Read more...] about Lufthansa expands use of biofuel in 2015
New bio-energy research centre for Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi will be the site of a new, major research institution and demonstration project dedicated to sustainable energy solutions. The initiative, known as the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project (SBRP), is being established by the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Etihad Airways and Honeywell's UOP and will use integrated saltwater agricultural systems to support the development and commercialisation of biofuel sources for aviation and coproducts. … [Read more...] about New bio-energy research centre for Abu Dhabi
