Dive Brief:
- Solena Fuels, a sustainable fuel company based in Washington, has partnered with British Airways to convert landfill waste into fuel for its airplanes.
- According to Malay Mail Online, the project will transform as much as 575,000 metric tons of trash into 120,000 tons of fuel.
- The patented process used by Solena Fuels to convert the trash into biofuel is called plasma gasification.
Dive Insight:
British Airways has entered into a deal to purchase fuel from the 'GreenSky' project for the next 11 years. The contract is valued at an estimated $550 million. The 'GreenSky' project is expected to help reduce carbon emissions by a large amount, according to the CEO of British Airways. The facility, which will be constructed in Thurrock, Essex in the UK, is looking at a 2017 opening date, according to Business Insider. The facility will become the world's first plant that will use landfill trash to create fuel, The Guardian reports.
