KLM Uses Biofuel from Camelina for Commercial Flights
April 20, 2016http://biofuels-news.com/display_news/10377/klm_uses_camelinaproduced_biofuel_for_olso_to_amsterdam_flights/
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching flights from Oslo to Amsterdam using only biofuel on its Embraer 190 aircraft. During these flights, Embraer SA will be measuring the efficiency of biofuel.
Around 80 commercial flights will be supplemented by biofuel on routes to Paris, Rio de Janeiro and the Dutch Antilles, as well as flights from New York. The biofuel is produced from 100% RSB-certified camelina, according to KLM.
Camelina is an oilseed crop suitable for northern climates. It can be cultivated in relatively dry areas of thin soil as a rotation crop. KLM has used camelina previously as a raw material for sustainable biofuel and chooses to use raw materials that do not have an impact on biodiversity and/or food supply.
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