Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (Ministry of Science & Technology)
India’s First Biofuel-powered Flight
- A historic flight powered by indigenously produced aviation biofuel based on patented technology of CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), Dehradun completed journey from Dehradun to Delhi on August 27, 2018.
- With this maiden flight India joined the exclusive club of nations using biofuel in aviation.
- The use of bio jet fuel, apart from reducing greenhouse gas emissions by about 15 per cent and Sulfur Oxides (SOx) emissions by over 99 per cent, is expected to provide indigenous jet fuel supply security, possible cost savings as feedstock availability at farm level scales up, superior engine performance and reduced ....
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