Brazil's Embraer, Azul Assess Use of Sugarcane-Based Fuel
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer-Empresa
Brasileiras de Aeronautica (ERJ, EMBR3.BR) and airline Azul Linhas Aereas are
assessing the use of sugarcane-based renewable fuel in their jets, a press
release said Wednesday.
Embraer, Azul Linhas Aereas, General Electric Co. (GE) and U.S. company Amyris
Biotechnologies on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding to assess
technical aspects of the renewable fuel with the aim to launch test flights by
2012, the release said.
"Making the skies cleaner is a complicated task and requires extensive
commitment and expertise," said Frederico Curado, Embraer's president.
One of the core aims is to produce fewer greenhouse gases with the new
sugarcane-based fuel than with conventional petrol, the release said.
Amyris Biotechnologies is developing the fuel, while GE will develop the
engines. Amyris in June opened a renewable products demonstration facility in
Campinas city in Sao Paulo state.
Brazil is the world's No.1 sugar and sugarcane-based ethanol producer.
-By Tony Danby; Dow Jones Newswires; 55-11-2847-4523; Anthony.Danby@
dowjones.com
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