The first ever biofuel commercial flight completed
On the eve of the channel Gulf News reported a truly historic event in aviation. An Etihad Airways aircraft from the UAE, fueled with a mixture of kerosene and biofuels, managed to fly for many hours between the cities of Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliner is equipped with a new generation General Electric 1B engine, which is fueled by the usual kerosene and fuel from saltwater (coastal plant) in a ratio of 50/50. Naturally, this significantly reduces the percentage of harmful gas emissions into the atmosphere.
But, based on the statements of Arif Sultan al-Hammadi, an employee of the University of Khalifa, this technology It will allow not only to make the sky “clean”, but also to turn coastal salt deserts into agricultural land. After all, the plant, which is the basis of innovative biofuels, just grows in salty soil.
An alternative to kerosene is made in several stages. First, sea water with small inhabitants (fish, plankton, etc.) is pumped into special containers. After it is enriched with the vital products of the aforementioned organisms, it will be used on previously prepared plantations for growing saltwater and similar plants. As a result, the raw materials obtained at the farms will be sent for processing and the creation of biofuels, and the filtered water will return to the ocean.
It is worth noting that the production of alternative fuel does not pollute the environment at all, and the energy for the processing of saltwater comes from solar panels.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner airliner is equipped with a new generation General Electric 1B engine, which is fueled by the usual kerosene and fuel from saltwater (coastal plant) in a ratio of 50/50. Naturally, this significantly reduces the percentage of harmful gas emissions into the atmosphere.
But, based on the statements of Arif Sultan al-Hammadi, an employee of the University of Khalifa, this technology It will allow not only to make the sky “clean”, but also to turn coastal salt deserts into agricultural land. After all, the plant, which is the basis of innovative biofuels, just grows in salty soil.
An alternative to kerosene is made in several stages. First, sea water with small inhabitants (fish, plankton, etc.) is pumped into special containers. After it is enriched with the vital products of the aforementioned organisms, it will be used on previously prepared plantations for growing saltwater and similar plants. As a result, the raw materials obtained at the farms will be sent for processing and the creation of biofuels, and the filtered water will return to the ocean.
It is worth noting that the production of alternative fuel does not pollute the environment at all, and the energy for the processing of saltwater comes from solar panels.
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