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 .
