Qantas launches sustainable fuel strategy

Qantas announced a new collaboration with U.S.-based renewable energy company Solazyme to investigate opportunities for algae-based sustainable aviation fuel. The agreement will see Qantas and Solazyme working closely together over the next 12 months to develop a business case for the introduction of Solazyme’s algal-derived sustainable fuel technology in Australia. Alongside a similar arrangement with the Solena Group for waste-based sustainable fuel, the feasibility study will form part of the Qantas Group’s long-term strategy to help accelerate the commercialization of “drop-in” alternative jet fuels as a means of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions. (February 11,2011)