Green | March 09, 2009 | 10 comments

Camelina Biofuel Will Save the World, JAL Says

source: http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/2/2/72952/56543/travel/Camelina+Biofuel+Will+Save+the+Worl...

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Did you hear that Japan Airlines have just saved the world? That's how they've made their maiden camelina biofuel flight sound. They did a 90-minute test flight out of Tokyo on Friday and Japan Airlines president Haruka Nishimatsu said:

Today is an extremely important day for Japan Airlines, for aviation, and for the environment.

Just a little over the top, but we are pleased to see airlines jumping on the greener flying bandwagon. The test flight used a mix of camelina, a second generation biofuel, and regular jet fuel, and it all happened without any dramas. Keep it up, camelina-lovers.


What's That Smell? :: Airlines Begin Testing Biofuel on Flights

JAL is testing out camelina, Air New Zealand is fiddling with something called Jatropha, and Virgin Atlantic has already shamed us all by completing the first commercial biofuel flight on coconut oil, transatlantic even! In response, the good old US carriers seem to be fiddling their thumbs and ignoring the issue when in actuality, they are behind closed doors and mixing their potions to match.

Earlier this month, Continental managed to quietly complete the USA's first biofuel test flight using a Boeing 737 with a mix of regular jet fuel and biofuel in only one of the two engines. Needless to say, it didn't crash.

http://www.jaunted.com/story/2009/1/27/9512/39412/travel/What%27s+That+Smell%3F+...
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10 comments // Camelina Biofuel Will Save the World, JAL Says

  • akassan
  • Herbal_Minded
  • Solarlife
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      Solarlife  

    • Airlines Begin Testing Biofuel ...just one step into Renewables. Fly "Clean Air 2050" needs a real hydrogen aircraft like the Airbus with rooftop hydrogen storage. The condensed water however would need lower altitudes to fly without greenhouse effect water vapour.

    • 3 years ago
  • aj727b
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      aj727b  

    • Salvation? No.
      A step in the right direction? Yes. This creates market for biofuel, legitimizes alternative energy in general by showing that there ARE other ways to do things, and it shows venture capital folks that green technologies are good investments.
      That said, I'd rather see high-speed rail projects (and I'd rather ride a train than a plane any day).

    • 3 years ago
  • asherp
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      asherp  

    • Someone prominent in the sustainability movement once said, "the more it sounds like a miracle, the more disappointed you'll be with it. There are no silver bullets."

    • 3 years ago
  • HellaDelicious
  • pjacobs51
  • miawhwn
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      miawhwn  
    • pjacobs51:

      If we all start and do something then continue it each day, it will change the world! You can't walk unless you take the first step.

      Peace, Blessings & Prosperity

      Mia
      Founder of "Who's Hot? & Who's Not!"

    • 3 years ago
  • MildGhost
  • miawhwn
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      miawhwn  

    • Now that's what's up! Japan also has a weekly recycling plan where neighbors gather and sort their trash into recyclables, and then they only end up with a grocery bag full of waste to throw away. America can learn from countries like Japan.

      Peace, Blessings & Prosperity

      Mia
      Founder of "Who's Hot? & Who's Not!"

    • 3 years ago
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