OK , OK , so the pot in question is really the jatropha plant , a locoweed autochthonous to India and Africa . But still ! Air New Zealand is planning to make full one of the four engines of a 747 with the weed and the stay on three engines with normal jet fuel to prove the potency of using jatropha as a biofuel .
It ’s a open sign of the desperations air hose are feel with the prices of jet fuel get up to , ahem , stratospheric levels . With genus Jatropha costing 20 - 30 % less than fuel , it looks like an attractive option . It ’s not derived from a food source like grain alcohol is , which is a big plus for ANZ . It ’s also a hearty plant that can contend with poor soil and a lack of water , making it comfortable to come by . You bang , because it ’s a weed . What did you think the headline meant ? [ FlightGlobal ; Thanks Jason ! ]
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