31 July 2014
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GOL Airlines Flight from Orlando to Sao Paulo
First to Use
Sugarcane-Derived Renewable Jet Fuel
Amyris partnered with Brazilian airline, GOL,
to fly the industry’s first commercial flight with
farnesane,
the recently approved renewable jet fuel.
The first flight, GOL flight 7725,
departed from Orlando, Florida
on July 30, 2014 at 5:15 PM ET and
traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Earlier this month, GOL committed to fly
its Boeing 737 fleet with up to a 10 percent blend of
the renewable farnesane fuel
starting with this initial flight on July 30, 2014
can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by
up to 80 percent compared to petroleum fuels.
When blended with Jet A/A1 fuel at 10 percent,
farnesane can also reduce particulate matter emissions,
decreasing pollution near airports and
major metropolitan areas.
Aviation industry goals
The global aviation industry has committed to
aggressive goals to reduce its GHG emissions,
including
* achieving carbon neutral growth by 2020 and
* reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2050
compared to 2005.
* In addition to improving the efficiency of
airplanes and flight operations,
this renewable biofuel represents a major opportunity
for commercial aviation to reduce emissions.
The approved renewable jet fuel is
drop-in and can be blended directly
with petroleum jet fuel
without any changes to
airplanes, engines or fueling infrastructure.
Amyris will now begin to quantitatively measure
the positive impact to GHG emissions and
air quality with every flight
using the renewable jet fuel.
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