Sinopec will produce the ‘1# bio-jetfuel’ at its Hangzhou refinery near Shanghai besides working with the Chinese Government to establish an airworthiness certification for alternative aviation fuels.
Airbus on its part will bring its expertise in securing similar certification from the European Union and US fuels standards bodies.
Sinopec senior vice president Dai Houliang said that bio-jetfuel will aid the growth of sustainable aviation and demand for fuel increase.
"Sinopec has developed its own technology for producing aviation fuel from biomass and waste oil and has already produced aviation fuel meeting international standards. Sinopec is assisting CAAC (Civil Aviation Administration of China) in the airworthiness certification process and is proud to be collaborating with Airbus and other partners in the push for alternative aviation fuels," said Houliang
Airbus China president Laurence Barron added that bio-fuels are a crucial to the process of helping airlines meet CO2 emission targets for the aivation industry.
The aviation major currently assists alternative fuel value chains in Australia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
