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Archive for December 30th, 2008
Air New Zealand jatropha flight, update 4
The Air New Zealand biofuel test flight went very well, by all accounts. The Jatropha-derived fuel performed as well as the normal Jet-A1 fuel in the other three engines of the Boeing 747-400. There will now be some further on-the-ground tests to be completed in Auckland before the second-generation biofuel is taken for even more [...]
Posted: December 30th, 2008 under innovation, Sustainable biofuel, technology.
Tags: "Rolls-Royce", Air New Zealand, biofuels, boeing, Honeywell, Jatropha, testflight, UOP
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