We are getting plenty of ‘World’s first’ since the past few days here. Only last weekend had we seen the plans for world’s largest solar power plant in Arizona be unveiled and also the world’s first Trans-Pacific Wave powered boat trip. Now we have the world’s first commercial flight on biofuel. I guess these are exciting days for those who have clamored for greener energy sources since long. The list is quite impressive indeed- Solar Energy, Wave Energy and now Biofuel. I suppose every industry and every economic sector is trying its best to move forward on the green path.
The first commercial airliner to fly using biofuel took off only yesterday in what is being hailed as a breakthrough in the search for alternatives to oil. The Virgin Atlantic Jumbo jet flew from Heathrow to Amsterdam with one of its engines partly powered by a mixture of coconut oil and oil from babassu trees found in Brazilian rain forests. Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said the flight proved the possibility of an alternative to fossil fuel and could lead to a cut in CO2 emissions. Virgin has always tried to do something out-of-the-box to make sure it hits the headlines.
The first commercial airliner to fly using biofuel took off only yesterday in what is being hailed as a breakthrough in the search for alternatives to oil. The Virgin Atlantic Jumbo jet flew from Heathrow to Amsterdam with one of its engines partly powered by a mixture of coconut oil and oil from babassu trees found in Brazilian rain forests. Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said the flight proved the possibility of an alternative to fossil fuel and could lead to a cut in CO2 emissions. Virgin has always tried to do something out-of-the-box to make sure it hits the headlines.
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