Honeywell shows off capabilities of its “green” jet fuel
By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
PARIS (MarketWatch) — A business jet flew from New Jersey to Paris powered with a blend of “green” jet fuel and petroleum-based fuel, successfully completing the first biofuel transatlantic flight, Honeywell International Inc. said Saturday.
The flight highlights the growing importance of making aviation more environmentally friendly ahead of next week’s Paris Air Show, which will bring together key players from the aerospace and defense industry.
This year, the show — Monday through June 26 — will devote a specific area to companies working on developing alternative aviation fuels.
The Honeywell-operated Gulfstream G450 jet left Morristown, N.J., at 9 p.m. on Friday and landed at Le Bourget airport outside Paris about seven hours later, closely tracking the route of Charles Lindbergh’s historic first flight across the Atlantic.
Honeywell’s “green” jet fuel was derived from camelina, an oilseed crop that can grow on marginal lan, and its use on the flight saved around 5.5 metric tons of net carbon dioxide emissions compared to the same flight powered by petroleum-based fuel, Honeywell /quotes/zigman/234291/quotes/nls/hon HON -0.89% said.
”This first biofuel trip across the Atlantic, along with more than a dozen other commercial and military test flights conducted to date, demonstrates that Honeywell Green Jet Fuel more than meets the demanding requirements for air travel,” said Jim Rekoske, vice president and general manager of renewable energy and chemicals for Honeywell’s UOP, in a statement.
“Now that the initial ASTM International approval is in place, we are one step closer to commercial use that will help the aviation community reduce its carbon footprint and dependence on crude,” he said.
Honeywell said it has produced more than 700,000 gallons of “green” jet fuel from camelina, jatropha, algae and other sources for use in commercial and military testing. In the 16 biofuel flights conducted to date, the fuel has met all specifications for flight on military and commercial platforms without any modification to the aircraft or engines, according to the company.
Interest in renewable sources of fuel has been growing in the aviation industry. For example, at last year’s Farnborough Airshow in the U.K., EADS unit Airbus showed off an aircraft powered by algae juice. Read more about the efforts of Airbus in this area.
Interesting how the word "green" is missused..THX for the article :-)
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