Jet Biofuel Derived from Sugar Cane To Be Tested on Embraer E195

Amyris’s jet biofuel, which is sourced from Brazilian sugar cane, has passed all required testing and will be used during a demonstration flight this month on an Azul Airlines GE CF34-10E-powered Embraer E195. The flight will take place in Brazil on June 19 during the Rio+20 United Nations conference on sustainable development. Amyris said its biofuel has been designed to comply with jet-A/A1 fuel specifications and to provide performance equivalent to that of conventional petroleum-derived fuel in a range of metrics, including fit-for-purpose properties and greenhouse gas emission reduction potential.