RENEWABLE ENERGY

Jatropha-powered plane takes flight

THE viability of biofuels may have received a boost today after Air New Zealand successfully flew a passenger jet powered partly by oil from the jatropha plant.

One engine of the Boeing 747-400 was powered by a 50-50 blend of jatropha and standard jet fuel while the remaining three engines ran on standard fuel. "It is Air New Zealand's long-term goal to become...

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