Alternative Fuel Research Programmes

摘要

The Airbus A380 recently launched the company's alternative fuel research programme by flying with a synthetic liquid fuel processed from gas (gas to liquids - GTL) in a 3-h flight between Filton, UK and Toulouse, France.rnThe A380, claimed to be today's most fuel efficient airliner, is powered by Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines, while Shell International Petroleum is providing the Shell GTL Jet Fuel. The Airbus tests are running in parallel to the agreement signed in November 2007 with Qatar Airways, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Fuels, Qatar Science & Technology Park, Rolls Royce and Shell International Petroleum Company to research the potential benefits of synthetic jet fuel processed from gas. The findings of the tests will benefit the consortium's research.