GE Aviation starts testing Gevo’s bio-based jet fuel Gevo

Jet engine maker GE Aviation has started testing jet engine combustor components with a jet fuel using US firm Gevo’s renewable alcohol-to-jet fuel (ATJ).

The testing has been carried out as part of the US Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) continuous lower energy, emissions and noise program.

The program aims to speed up the development of new aircraft, engine technologies, and sustainable alternative jet fuels, in conjunction with aviation firms such as GE Aviation.

The tests are designed to enable a shift away from petroleum-based jet fuel towards bio-based products, some of which can be more efficient, Gevo said in a statement.

“Efforts such as this one is expected to help accelerate the transition from petroleum-based fuels to more environmentally friendly ones,” said Gurhan Andac, engineering leader, aviation fuels & additives, at GE Aviation.

Gevo’s ATJ is being sourced by Air BP to supply carriers at Chicago O’Hare airport and Brisbane airport, Air BP said last month.