Green Options » Japan Airlines http://greenoptions.com/tag/japan-airlines Posts tagged 'Japan Airlines' Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:57:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Japan Airlines’ 747 Flies More Efficiently with Biofuels than with Jet-A Fuel http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-flies-more-efficiently-with-biofuels-than-with-jet-a-fuel/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-flies-more-efficiently-with-biofuels-than-with-jet-a-fuel/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:57:50 +0000 Bryan Nelson http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-flies-more-efficiently-with-biofuels-than-with-jet-a-fuel/ Japan Airlines became the first airline to demonstrate camelina as a successful biofuel this week, as the fuel surpassed traditional 100% Jet-A fuel in efficiency according to pilots. The biofuel blend used, which was 84% camelina, 16% jatropha and less than 1% algae, brings optimism that the airline could be flying full passenger flights using only biofuels within 3-5 years.

Japan Airlines\' 747 in Flight

The remarkable crop, camelina, has been eyed for years as an affordable biofuel that can be grown easily in rotation with traditional food crops like wheat. Used as biodiesel, camelina could also potentially power cars and trucks cheaper than its petroleum counterpart. But for all of its use as a biofuel, it might be most exceptional as a cooking oil. Loaded with Omega-3 fatty acids, vegetable oils made from camelina are good for the heart and the brain, and could also be used as a cheap feed for fish and livestock.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-flies-more-efficiently-with-biofuels-than-with-jet-a-fuel/feed/ Japan Airlines 747 Makes First Ever Flight on Camelina Biofuel http://gas2.org/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-makes-first-ever-flight-on-camelina-biofuel/ http://gas2.org/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-makes-first-ever-flight-on-camelina-biofuel/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:11:17 +0000 Dave Tyler http://gas2.org/2009/01/31/japan-airlines-747-makes-first-ever-flight-on-camelina-biofuel/ In a test Friday, Japan Airlines flew a 747 like this one with a camelina biofuel mix.

There’s another player in the race to make aviation biofuel: camelina.

A Japan Airlines Boeing 747-300 took off from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport on Friday, with an engine powered by a biofuel made primarily from camelina, making JAL the first airline to test fly the fuel.  The fuel was a mix of camelina (84 percent), jatropha, (16 percent) and algae (less than 1 percent), marking the 1.5 hour flight as the first demonstration flight powered by biofuel made from three feedstocks.

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