I used to live in Wedderbun and at weekends heading to Melbourne was a delight as we passed through Inglewood and the eucy factory that spilled out the wonderful scent! And now it might do more than just smell good!
Climate Spectator
The other eucalyptus oil
Finally, some good news. GE announced this week that it has joined a consortium including Virgin Australia to research and develop commercial biofuel for the aviation industry. The group – which also includes Renewable Oil Corporation, the Future Farm Industries CRC, and Canadian biofuels company Dynamotive Energy Systems Corporation – will focus on pyrolytic conversion of biomass from mallee eucalypt trees and plans to have a pilot production plant operating in Australia by 2012. For GE, the development of renewable biofuels is a good fit for its sustainable transport portfolio, which includes the development of fuel efficient jet engines. “Innovation and creativity will play enormous roles as part of the transition to a low carbon future," said Ben Waters, Director of ecomagination, GE Australia and New Zealand. "We already invest a huge amount in the development of more efficient and alternative energy sources in the aviation industry and beyond, and we hope to bring a huge amount of knowledge to this partnership.”
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