COMAC https://refractor.io/tag/comac/ COMAC en-AU Thu, 23 Oct 2014 23:30:29 GMT Boeing opens cooking-oil-to-biofuel plant in China https://refractor.io/environment/boeing-opens-cooking-oil-to-biofuel-plant-in-china/ China's used cooking oil may soon find use fueling airliners (Photo: Shutterstock)

Two years ago, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner became the first biofuel-powered aircraft to cross the Pacific Ocean. It was actually running on a biofuel/regular jet fuel mix, with the biofuel derived mainly from used cooking oil. Now, in the interest of ensuring a consistent supply of that biofuel, Boeing has partnered with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China (COMAC) to produce it in a pilot plant.

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