For the first time, a commercial aircraft flight using biofuel made from algae such as Euglena was carried out.
As decarbonization is an issue in the aviation industry, it is expected to lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide.
The private jet from Kagoshima Airport to Haneda Airport used biofuel made from oil extracted from Euglena and used cooking oil.
When running the engine, this fuel emits carbon dioxide in the same way as conventional jet fuel made from petroleum, but Euglena is expected to lead to a reduction in carbon dioxide compared to the fuel manufacturing process because it performs photosynthesis. It has been.
The venture company engaged in the cultivation of Euglena, to create a large-scale plant to prospect the year 2025, we plan to produce 25 years kiloliters to be 2000 times the scale of the current demonstration facility.
Euglena President Mitsuru Izumo says, "In the future, we would like to increase biofuel production, lower prices, and further popularize it, which will lead to the achievement of decarbonization in 2050."
In the aviation industry, decarbonization has become an issue, such as the introduction of international rules that regulate carbon dioxide emissions for international flights, and major domestic aviation companies are also fuels made from food waste and used clothing. We are in a hurry to take measures such as introducing.