CBI member Boeing's new technology centre with Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) recently announced that Hangzhou Energy Engineering and Technology Co. Ltd. (HEET) will conduct the centre's first research project.
HEET will focus on ways to convert discarded cooking oil into a component of sustainable aviation biofuel at the Boeing-COMAC Aviation Energy Conservation and Emissions Reductions Technology Centre, which is based at COMAC's new Beijing Aeronautical Science and Technology Research Institute (BASTRI).
The project aims to identify contaminants in waste cooking oil and processes that may treat and clean it for use as jet fuel. The focus of the project for the first year will be to demonstrate the feasibility of achieving significant cost reductions by converting waste cooking oil and other waste oils into jet fuel through the improvement of conversion efficiency and associated technology.
Dong Yang Wu, Vice President of Boeing Research & Technology, China, said, "HEET is a strong partner for the Boeing-COMAC technology centre's 'gutter oil' research project. We are excited about opportunities to partner with leading research capabilities in China to accelerate the global push for renewable jet fuels and support commercial aviation's growth while reducing its environmental footprint."
Qin Fuguang, President of BASTRI, COMAC, said, "As one of the member organisations of COMAC, BASTRI was built for carrying out civil aviation industry research, and we aim at expanding knowledge in sustainable aviation biofuels and carbon emissions reduction. China is the world's fastest-growing aviation market and the biggest consumer of cooking oil. There's great potential for converting the waste cooking oil into sustainable aviation fuel. It's a good opportunity for Boeing, HEET, and COMAC to work together and make efforts to protect the environment."
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