By CTV News Ottawa, January 26, 2018 A Gatineau biofuel company is helping
to revolutionize the airline industry. Gatineau's Agrisoma is powering the
world's first ever transpacific flight from the United States to Australia using
jet fuel from a renewable source. On Sunday, Australia's Qantas Airline will
depart on a 15-hour journey from Los Angeles to Melbourne using a mix of
traditional and renewable jet fuel. "The majority of people are starting to have
serious concerns about the environment and I think people recognize that our
climate is becoming different on an annual basis," said Agrisoma CEO Steven
Fabijanski.
Agrisoma’s biojet fuel is made by harvesting Carinata crop, an industrial type
of mustard seed, before crushing the grain to recover the oil and converting
that oil into jet fuel. The process is the same as making petroleum-derived jet
fuel but is easier on the environment. The company said the seed can reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by 80 per cent.https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/gatineau-biofuel-company-helping-to-revolutionize-airline-industry-1.3777325