Boeing and Embraer will work together to develop a sustainable aviation biofuel and establish the industry in Brazil, the two companies announced last week. At the Boeing-Embraer Joint Research Center in the So Jos dos Campos Technology Park, the companies will coordinate research with Brazilian universities and other institutions. Both companies will contribute toward funding the research. “Boeing and Embraer, two of the world’s leading aircraft manufacturers, are partnering in an unprecedented way to make more progress on sustainable aviation biofuel than one company can do alone,” said Donna Hrinak, president of Boeing Brazil and Boeing Latin America.
Sustainably produced aviation biofuel emits 50 to 80 percent fewer carbon emissions through its life cycle than fossil jet fuel, according to the companies’ news release. More than 1,600 passenger flights using sustainable aviation biofuel have been conducted since the fuel was first approved for use in 2011. “Brazil has shown its potential and is already a benchmark for the clean-energy industry, having created very successful ethanol and biodiesel industries,” said Mauro Kern, executive vice president of engineering and technology for Embraer. “Our purpose is to support work on developing and maturing the knowledge and technologies needed to establish a sustainable aviation biofuel industry in Brazil with global reach.”
