Australian aviation biofuels could be derived locally

Following the success of the Qantas biofuel powered flight, Algae.Tec says that in the future most of the Australian biofuels could be derived from algae that is grown locally.

The biofuel flight, which saw the plane fly between Sydney and Adelaide, was powered on cooking oil-derived biodiesel which was supplied by SkyNRG. However, Algae.Tec says it would be beneficially if the biofuels could be grown locally rather than imported from overseas.

‘In the near future, the Flying Kangaroo could be powered by Australian aviation biofuels produced from Australian algae, grown right here,’ says Algae.Tec’s CEO, Roger Stroud.

Already Algae.Tec has signed a deal with airline Lufthansa, to develop aviation biofuels, and currently has projects in Shoalhaven, New South Wales and Sri Lanka, as well a joint venture project in China.