Aviation News Item: 00842

19th Nov 2009

Source: fly-corporate.com

Embraer, General Electric, and Amyris have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the technical and sustainability aspects of Amyris' No Compromise renewable jet fuel.

The initiative can culminate in a demo flight, by early 2012, of an Embraer E-Jet using GE engines and belonging to Azul Linhas Aéreas. The goal of this collaboration is to accelerate the introduction of a renewable jet fuel that could significantly lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and provide a long-term sustainable alternative to petroleum-derived jet fuel.

Amyris' renewable jet fuel is made from existing sugar cane feedstock, and is positioned to bring supply security, renewable content, price stability, and significant reductions in GHG emissions to the jet fuel pool.

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