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India’s first biofuel-powered flight
August 27 , 2018
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- SpiceJet flew the country’s first biofuel-powered flight, which took off from Dehradun for Delhi.
- India is 1st among the developing nations to test the biofuel-powered flights, after the earlier successful attempts by the US and Australia
- The bio-jet fuel was prepared by CSIR & Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun.
- The jet fuel has been recognized by American Standard Testing Method (ASTM) and meets the specification standards of Pratt & Whitney and Bombardier for commercial application in aircraft.
- It is made from vegetable oils, sugar, animal fats and waste biomass.
- It can be used on existing engines without necessitating any other modifications.
- Biofuel flights make air travel cleaner and more efficient by reducing carbon emissions and also reduce the cost of airline operations.
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