Wasted cooking oil used to fly Chinese plane

[Azizam]

SHANGHAI: A Chinese airline on Saturday completed the country’s first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, as the government seeks to promote greater environmental sustainability.

A Hainan Airlines flight from commercial hub Shanghai to Beijing used biofuel supplied by China National Aviation Fuel company and energy giant Sinopec, according to a statement from US aircraft giant Boeing.

The Boeing 737 plane used a 50-50 mix of conventional jet fuel and biofuel made from “waste cooking oil collected from restaurants in China,” it said. A Boeing spokeswoman confirmed that the flight was completed Saturday.

Used cooking oil, called “gutter oil” in Chinese, has been the target of media exposes about how the waste product is sometimes illegally reused for human consumption.

Sinopec, which was criticised in the Chinese environmental documentary “Under the Dome”, said waste oil could be put to better use.

“This fully represents an earnest commitment from Sinopec to continuously advance scientific and technological innovation, and promote green and low-emission development,” Sinopec said in the statement.

The world’s first flight powered entirely by biofuel took place in 2012 when a plane took off from the Canadian capital Ottawa, but several commercial aircraft have used biofuels mixed with traditional petroleum-based jet fuel.

Australia’s Qantas and Air Canada have both tested biofuel on commercial flights.

Last year, Boeing announced it would co-operate with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China to develop aviation biofuel. It has a similar project with a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China is a key market for Boeing, which estimates the country will need 6,020 planes worth $870 billion through 2033.

Wasted cooking oil used to fly Chinese plane reaches destination safely

 

[Armstrong]

Great initiative !

 

[Azizam]

Seems like innovation in PRC is intensifying.

 

[rockstar08]

very good Development ...

 

[Daneshmand]

Being bio-friendly and all is ok. But I would never trust used cooking in planes. It is just taking things too far. Use it for locomotives and power generation. Planes? Are you serious?

 

[SvenSvensonov]

Being bio-friendly and all is ok. But I would never trust used cooking in planes. It is just taking things too far. Use it for locomotives and power generation. Planes? Are you serious?

Why not? Plenty of reliable information on aviation biofuels - Swift and G100UL Fuel Tests in Piston Engines

This isn't a particularly new initiative, for China it is and good on them, but these types of biofuels have been used before... such as on the B-1B and F-22:

An Edwards F-22 Raptor receives synthetic fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling test using an alternative jet engine fuel Aug. 28. Organizations involved in this endeavor include the 411th Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, and Honeywell. The test was done as part of the Secretary of the Air Force’s initiative to certify the entire fleet on synthetic fuel, an effort to lessen foreign dependence on oil.

Senior Airman Hector Gonzalez and Airman 1st Class Jeffery Polllitt conduct an operational check on a B-1B Lancer March 19 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. A B-1B from Dyess AFB became the first aircraft to fly supersonic speeds using a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in south-central New Mexico.

The B-52 has been part of this drive as well:

A B-52 Stratofortress on the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flightline fires up its engines before daybreak Jan. 30 during a test to measure the difference between JP-8 fuel and a new synthetic fuel. The testing of synthetic fuel in cold weather is the last step in the certification process to help reduce Air Force dependence on imported fuel. With added wind chill, Minot experienced temperatures of minus 25 degrees on this day.

All info from Photos tagged with bioFuel - Page 1/1 :: Air-Attack.com

You might not trust it, but our military does that that's good enough for me.





Also, Air New Zealand's been doing this or a while now. This was in 2008 - First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success - Gas 2

First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success

Air New Zealand has become the first airline to test a 50/50 blend of second generation jatropha biodiesel and standard A1 jet fuel in a Boeing 747-400 passenger jet. The company has hailed the test as a milestone for commercial aviation.

The flight lasted two hours and ran one of the plane’s Rolls-Royce engines on the jatropha biodiesel blend. Air New Zealand has previously stated that they want to become the world’s most sustainable airline and hopes that by 2013, 10% of its flights will be powered by biofuel blends such as the jatropha biodiesel blend used in this test flight.

Air New Zealand said the the jatropha used to make the fuel came from South Eastern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania) and India. They also claim that the oil was produced from Jatropha seeds grown on “environmentally sustainable farms.”

As a second generation biofuel, jatropha is grown on land that doesn’t compete with food. Jatropha requires almost no care and very little water. Another major benefit of jatropha is that, due to its ability to take hold in harsh wastelands, it can be used to help stop erosion in these areas and reclaim them for agricultural production.

Although the test flight was a success, there are still many barriers to commercial distribution of a jatropha blend jet fuel. Air New Zealand says that it will be at least 4 years before they can get access to enough jatropha to make the fuel needed to run 10% of their flights.

From First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success - Gas 2

These types of fuels are great, safe and effective alternatives to traditional fuels.

 

[Daneshmand]

Why not? Plenty of reliable information on aviation biofuels - Swift and G100UL Fuel Tests in Piston Engines

This isn't a particularly new initiative, for China it is and good on them, but these types of biofuels have been used before... such as on the B-1B and F-22:

View attachment 205886

An Edwards F-22 Raptor receives synthetic fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker during an aerial refueling test using an alternative jet engine fuel Aug. 28. Organizations involved in this endeavor include the 411th Flight Test Squadron, Air Force Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney, and Honeywell. The test was done as part of the Secretary of the Air Force’s initiative to certify the entire fleet on synthetic fuel, an effort to lessen foreign dependence on oil.

View attachment 205887

Senior Airman Hector Gonzalez and Airman 1st Class Jeffery Polllitt conduct an operational check on a B-1B Lancer March 19 at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. A B-1B from Dyess AFB became the first aircraft to fly supersonic speeds using a 50/50 blend of synthetic and petroleum fuel over the White Sands Missile Range airspace in south-central New Mexico.

The B-52 has been part of this drive as well:

View attachment 205888

A B-52 Stratofortress on the Minot Air Force Base, N.D., flightline fires up its engines before daybreak Jan. 30 during a test to measure the difference between JP-8 fuel and a new synthetic fuel. The testing of synthetic fuel in cold weather is the last step in the certification process to help reduce Air Force dependence on imported fuel. With added wind chill, Minot experienced temperatures of minus 25 degrees on this day.

All info from Photos tagged with bioFuel - Page 1/1 :: Air-Attack.com

You might not trust it, but our military does that that's good enough for me.





Also, Air New Zealand's been doing this or a while now. This was in 2008 - First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success - Gas 2

First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success

Air New Zealand has become the first airline to test a 50/50 blend of second generation jatropha biodiesel and standard A1 jet fuel in a Boeing 747-400 passenger jet. The company has hailed the test as a milestone for commercial aviation.

View attachment 205889

The flight lasted two hours and ran one of the plane’s Rolls-Royce engines on the jatropha biodiesel blend. Air New Zealand has previously stated that they want to become the world’s most sustainable airline and hopes that by 2013, 10% of its flights will be powered by biofuel blends such as the jatropha biodiesel blend used in this test flight.

Air New Zealand said the the jatropha used to make the fuel came from South Eastern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania) and India. They also claim that the oil was produced from Jatropha seeds grown on “environmentally sustainable farms.”

As a second generation biofuel, jatropha is grown on land that doesn’t compete with food. Jatropha requires almost no care and very little water. Another major benefit of jatropha is that, due to its ability to take hold in harsh wastelands, it can be used to help stop erosion in these areas and reclaim them for agricultural production.

Although the test flight was a success, there are still many barriers to commercial distribution of a jatropha blend jet fuel. Air New Zealand says that it will be at least 4 years before they can get access to enough jatropha to make the fuel needed to run 10% of their flights.

From First Commercial Jet Flight Using Jatropha Biodiesel a Success - Gas 2

These types of fuels are great, safe and effective alternatives to traditional fuels.

I know this. That is why I am saying, it is rather taking things too far. Use it for power generation, locomotives even cars.

 

[Aepsilons]

SHANGHAI: A Chinese airline on Saturday completed the country’s first commercial flight using biofuel, made from waste cooking oil, as the government seeks to promote greater environmental sustainability.

A Hainan Airlines flight from commercial hub Shanghai to Beijing used biofuel supplied by China National Aviation Fuel company and energy giant Sinopec, according to a statement from US aircraft giant Boeing.

The Boeing 737 plane used a 50-50 mix of conventional jet fuel and biofuel made from “waste cooking oil collected from restaurants in China,” it said. A Boeing spokeswoman confirmed that the flight was completed Saturday.

Used cooking oil, called “gutter oil” in Chinese, has been the target of media exposes about how the waste product is sometimes illegally reused for human consumption.

Sinopec, which was criticised in the Chinese environmental documentary “Under the Dome”, said waste oil could be put to better use.

“This fully represents an earnest commitment from Sinopec to continuously advance scientific and technological innovation, and promote green and low-emission development,” Sinopec said in the statement.

The world’s first flight powered entirely by biofuel took place in 2012 when a plane took off from the Canadian capital Ottawa, but several commercial aircraft have used biofuels mixed with traditional petroleum-based jet fuel.

Australia’s Qantas and Air Canada have both tested biofuel on commercial flights.

Last year, Boeing announced it would co-operate with the Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China to develop aviation biofuel. It has a similar project with a research institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

China is a key market for Boeing, which estimates the country will need 6,020 planes worth $870 billion through 2033.

Wasted cooking oil used to fly Chinese plane reaches destination safely

Excellent initiative by the Chinese !

 

[IsaacNewton]

One thing to be admired about the Chinese is when they say they will do something, they usually do it.

China said they will give their greatest effort in combating pollution, and not a moment wasted.

 

[opruh]

Very good move, hope other countries will also take some notes and do their share when it comes to protecting the environment.