British Airways Acts Quickly on Waste Biofuel
by Ivan Gale (The National) British Airways (BA), which is preparing to become the first airline to buy jet fuel from a planned waste-to-biofuels plant in east London, is expected to scale up the project if it is successful.
…The biofuel contains 95 per cent fewer greenhouse gases but could cost more than conventional jet fuel as a result of the method used to produce it.
Jonathon Counsell, the head of environment at BA, said the project could be extended across the country.
…“We are trying to understand the economics,” he said. “The questions we’re asking are, what is optimum location? Should the plant be close to the waste, or close to airports? Also, is it best to have one site, or many smaller sites around the world?” READ MORE
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