SRBC announces world's first commercial flight using sustainable fuel on Etihad Airways

The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) on Wednesday announced the world's first commercial flight using locally produced sustainable fuel on an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 powered by GE's GEnx-1B engines.A non-profit entity established by Masdar Institute that is part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, SBRC stated that the flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam marked a major milestone in the development of clean and alternative aviation fuel to reduce carbon emissions. The initiative also addresses food security in the UAE through the farming of seafood as a core element in the process.The SBRC partners have been working together to prove the concept of a comprehensive value chain that is centred around the Seawater Energy and Agriculture System (SEAS). This is a synergistic industrial platform that supports the aviation sector, the oil and gas industry, food production and the creation of a new agricultural alternative in the UAE.Minister of Climate Change and .