Green fuel

The Jakarta Post, The Associated Press  |  Tue, 01/27/2009 12:00 PM 

 

 Workers sit on the wing and load biofuel for No. 3 engine of the Japan Airlines Boeing 747-300 as they prepare a demonstration flight powered by a sustainable biofuel at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Tuesday. Using a blend of 50% biofuel and 50% traditional Jet-A jet (kerosene) fuel, JAL conducted an hour-long demonstration flight Friday. 

The biofuel component to be used will be a mixture of three second-generation biofuel feedstocks: camelina (84%), jatropha (under 16%) and algae (under 1%). (AP/Katsumi Kasahara)