Air China may use algae biofuel in 2011

Air China Ltd., one of the country’s top three air carriers, is expected to start using biofuels from algae as early as 2011. In May, The Boeing Co., the largest global aircraft manufacturer, and the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, together with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, jointly set up a lab to research sustainable aviation biofuels in Qingdao, Shandong Province, east China. The project is looking at all phases of sustainable aviation biofuel development, including agronomy, energy inputs and outputs, life cycle emissions analysis, infrastructure and government policy support. (September 20, 2010)