Commercial jet powered by fat and sugar crosses the Atlantic
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No fossil fuel, just fat and sugar
I wonder if people will be able to start selling their fat.
Commercial jet powered by fat and sugar crosses the Atlantic
LONDON — The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet zero.”
The Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787 flight was powered without using fossil fuels, relying on so-called sustainable aviation fuel made up largely of tallow and other waste fats and plant sugars.
“The world will always assume something can’t be done, until you do it,” said Virgin founder Richard Branson, who was aboard the flight with others including corporate and government officials, engineers and journalists.
