New Initiative to Develop Biofuel Supply Chain in UAE
January 22, 2014News article: http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Boeing_Joins_New_BIOjet_Abu_Dhabi_Team_to_Grow_Biofuel_Supply_Chain_in_UAE-138183.html
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A recently announced collaboration among Boeing, Etihad Airways, Takreer, Total, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology will help drive the commercialization of sustainable aviation biofuels in the United Arab Emirates.
Dubbed "BIOjet Abu Dhabi: Flight Path to Sustainability", the new initiative will develop a comprehensive framework for an UAE biofuel supply chain. The initiative will focus on research and development and investments in feedstocks production and refining capability in the UAE and globally.
Boeing and Etihad Airways have previously collaborated as the founding partners of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium. Etihad Airways recently completed a 45-minute demonstration flight in a Boeing 777 powered partially by biofuel converted from plants by Total, and refined into jet fuel by Takreer, together representing UAE-produced sustainable aviation biofuel.
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