Fri, Jun 18, 2010
Companies Will Evaluate Production, Use Of Aviation Biofuel In
Brazil
The creation of an aviation biofuel production facility in
Brazil will be evaluated by EADS, Eurocopter and BioCombustibles
del Chubut under terms of a cooperative agreement signed at this
month’s ILA Berlin Air Show. The accord will benefit from the
pioneering work in algae-based biofuels already conducted by EADS
and BioCombustibles del Chubut, and it builds on Eurocopter’s
growing presence in Brazil.
“EADS understands the importance of working with all
elements of the ‘value chain’ in developing biofuels as
an alternate to fossil fuels used in aviation,” said EADS
Chief Technical Officer Jean Botti. “By teaming with
BioCombustibles del Chubut, we will benefit from the
company’s unmatched experience in developing microalgae as a
source of next-generation biofuels.”
“The signature of this agreement is the first step in
changing the future of aviation as we know it today,” said
Marcelo González Machin, the president of BioCombustibles
del Chubut. “Furthermore, through the production of this
biofuel, the EADS Group will start a very significant social and
productive change worldwide. It will be a revolutionary change, not
only for the massive reductions in CO2 emissions that it is to
provide, but also for production system that it will
establish.”
“Eurocopter has made the development of more eco-friendly
helicopters one of its priorities,” said Didier Renaux,
Eurocopter’s Business Engineering Vice President.
“Moreover, the concept of local production of algae biofuel
is particularly adapted to helicopter operations, and opens new
business opportunities.”
Under terms of the agreement signed at the Berlin Air Show, the
team of EADS, Eurocopter and BioCombustibles del Chubut will
perform feasibility studies using microalgae farming to produce
aviation-grade biofuel. The feasibility of helicopter flight tests
with the biofuel is currently under assessment. A subsequent step
could be the development of full-scale biofuel production plant in
Brazil based on a confirmation of the technical and economic
feasibility of such an operation.
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