Thai Airways first airline to launch biofuel flights
Jan 11, 2012, 9:56 pm
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Thai Airways first airline to launch biofuel flights
Just came across this article which I found very interesting. Thai is to be the first airline to operate a commercial flight field by biofuel.
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
Jan 11, 2012, 10:16 pm
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Just came across this article which I found very interesting. Thai is to be the first airline to operate a commercial flight field by biofuel.
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
Jan 11, 2012, 10:20 pm
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[QUOTE=pogonation;17797464]Just came across this article which I found very interesting. Thai is to be the first airline to operate a commercial flight field by biofuel.
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?[/QUOTE]
Considering most biofuel production anywhere is subsidized, I'd say not really. And since the raw material that biofuels are currently being made from are crowding out other food crops and destroying natural environments such as old-growth forests, I'd say in the long run, this is a recipe for disaster. I'm not seeing biofuels as the saviors of the planet's energy issues, and I think a huge politically-driven brainwashing campaign has been done on an awful lot of people on this. I don't see aircraft changing to biofuels as a solution to a problem--it's merely creating a new set of problems.
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?[/QUOTE]
Considering most biofuel production anywhere is subsidized, I'd say not really. And since the raw material that biofuels are currently being made from are crowding out other food crops and destroying natural environments such as old-growth forests, I'd say in the long run, this is a recipe for disaster. I'm not seeing biofuels as the saviors of the planet's energy issues, and I think a huge politically-driven brainwashing campaign has been done on an awful lot of people on this. I don't see aircraft changing to biofuels as a solution to a problem--it's merely creating a new set of problems.
Jan 12, 2012, 1:16 am
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Lufthansa has been operating biofuel flights for months now
Yea I flew on a HAM-FRA or HAM-MUC A320 flight using some sort of bio diesel last summer.
Originally Posted by daumueller
Just came across this article which I found very interesting. Thai is to be the first airline to operate a commercial flight field by biofuel.
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
I never knew using biofuel was as easy as this. I always expected that if it were possible then the aircraft would need to be redesigned etc. however it appears it is as simple as filling up the tank.
As well as not using up fossil fuels, I wonder if biofuels are a cheaper alternative?
