Tag: bio-fuel

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:27 UTC

  Ecofriendly fuel mixture of waste and cooking oil used in commercial flight from France to Canada

  

  French carrier Air France filled the tanks of an Airbus A-350 bound for Canada with a mixture of kerosene with 16 per cent biomass which should significantly reduce CO2 emissions, the airline announced.

• Wednesday, September 4th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Bio-fuel controversy: Trump caught between farmers and the oil industry

  

  The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to reject proposals floated by U.S. farmers and ethanol producers to boost ethanol demand, the latest development in the clash over bio-fuel policy.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2012 - 22:09 UTC

  OECD/FAO anticipate promising future for farm-commodity prices

  

  World farm commodity prices will edge higher in the next decade, and oilseeds are set to outperform wheat and other cereals, both trends fuelled by demand in emerging economies, the OECD said on Wednesday, presenting a joint report with the UN's food agency FAO.

• Tuesday, July 26th 2011 - 08:09 UTC

  First commercial bio-fuel flight in Latam between Mexico City and Chiapas

  

  The Mexican airline Interjet has successfully conducted the first commercial bio-fuel flight in Latin America, using a jatropha-based fuel that reduces air pollution by 80%, according to company officials.

• Wednesday, July 6th 2011 - 22:51 UTC

  Australian airline to experiment with eucalyptus oil as aviation fuel

  

  A commercial scale plant supplying Virgin Australia with aviation fuel derived from eucalypt trees could be up and running by 2014, announced on Wednesday the airline. In conjunction with three partners a demonstration plant in Western Australia is planned for 2012 and fully operational facility within three years