Qantas Intends to Study Biofuel Specifically
A Qantas flight between Sydney and Adelaide has used a 50-50 mix of conventional fuel and refined cooking oil. The biofuel costs far more than conventional fuel, partly due to its importation from the United States.
Qantas；
Eg,The airline had losses of $35m and was bailed out by Qantas.
Refined:
Meanin;.If you describe a machine or a process as refined, you mean that it has been carefully developed and is therefore very efficient or elegant.
Eg.This technique is becoming more refined and more acceptable all the time.
importation
Meaning:To import products or raw materials means to buy them from another country for use in your own country.
Imports are products or raw materials bought from another country for use in your own country.
The import of something is its importance.
If you import files or information into one type of software from another type, you open them in a format that can be used in the new software.
But Qantas said it absorbed the one-off cost because it was keen to highlight the need for an Australian biofuel source, at a time when airlines and passengers around the world are dealing with high jet fuel and carbon emission costs.
one-off ,a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
keen to
eg.They'll be keen to enhance their reputation abroad
emission ,An emission of something such as gas or radiation is the release of it into the atmosphere
e.g.The emission of gases such as carbon dioxide should be stabilised at their present level
Before the flight took off, Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce announced that the Federal Government had given the airline $500, 000 to fund a study into the feasibility of alternative aviation biofuels.
executive :
noun1 .persons who administer the law
2.someone who manages a government agency or department
Synonym: administrator
3 .a person responsible for the administration of a business
Synonym: executive director
Eg.I don't envisage I will take an executive role, but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing.
adj 1 having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc
feasibility; the quality of being doable
aviation :
1 ,travel via aircraft
e.g. air travel involves too much waiting in airports
if you've time to spare go by air
Synonym: air travel air
2 the art of operating aircraft
Synonym: airmanship
3 the operation of aircraft to provide transportation
4 the aggregation of a country's military aircraft
Mr. Joyce said establishing a sustainable aviation fuel industry was necessary given the immediate challenges ahead. “We need to get ready for a future that is not based on traditional jet fuel or frankly we don’t have a future,” he said.
“And it’s not just the price of oil that’s the issue—it’s also the price of carbon. From July, Qantas will be the only airline in the world to face liabilities in three jurisdictions, so our sense of urgency is justified.”
liabilities Noun,1 anything that is owed to someone else
jurisdictions管辖区域; 司法权( jurisdiction的名词复数 ); 裁判权;
eg,Major changes in laws and compliance regulations across jurisdictions
Federal Energy Minister Martin Ferguson says Qantas will investigate the production and commercial viability of sustainable aviation fuel in Australia with two key objectives.
investigate
1,conduct an inquiry or investigation of
e.g. The district attorney's office investigated reports of possible irregularities
inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady
Synonym: inquire enquire
2 investigate scientifically
e.g. Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese
viability; noun
1 (of living things) capable of normal growth and development
2 capable of being done in a practical and useful way
“Firstly, a feed stock pathways study that will assess the long term viability of biofuels feed stock and supply chain pathways. Secondly, a refining and distribution capacity study to investigate how Australia as a nation can use existing refinery plants and fuel distribution infrastructure for aviation biofuel production.” Mr. Ferguson said.
infrastructure Noun:1 .the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area
e.g. the industrial base of Japan
Synonym: base
2 .the basic structure or features of a system or organization
Aviation industry analyst Tom Ballantyne says Qantas and other airlines want governments to invest in the biofuels push. “We know we can make them, we know they’re exactly the same as jet fuel and have absolutely no impact on the operation of the aircraft,” he said, “The trick is making enough and building the infrastructure to provide that. What is actually needed is money. A lot of the big airlines’ argument is that governments should invest money in the refineries which are required to produce these biofuels. They argue that very strongly, but so far many governments have been a bit slow in coming forward.”
Trick
Noun:
1 an illusory feat
2 a cunning or deceitful action or device
e.g. he played a trick on me
he pulled a fast one and got away with it
3 a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
4 an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
e.g. that offer was a dirty trick
5 (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players
6 a prostitute's customer
7 a period of work or duty
Verb:
1 deceive somebody
e.g. We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week
Flight captain Phil Davenport said the aircraft handled just the same as any other. “There was no real difference on the way over apart from a very slight reduction in the fuel flows on the engine that was using it, which basically means it was more economical and more efficient than the normal fuel,” he said on arrival in Adelaide.
Flows on
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The hope is that biofuels will eventually cost about the same as current jet fuel. Peter Zurzolo heads the Future Farming Co-operative Research Centre. At Narrogin, south-east of Perth, he and others are trialing whether the common mallee is a viable biofuel source. “Not only is it a common tree but it’s well understood. In WA alone, we know there’s about 13,000 hectares on about 1,000 farms,” he said, “We’re providing what we’re hoping is a long-term sustainable and regionally-based feedstock supply that can be competitively grown into different processing units, hopefully around regional Australia,” he said.
Trialing
Eg, Sometimes growers have to take a small risk by trialing new varieties and new colors, but they shouldn't forget that
Mallee: Noun,1any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts
Feedstock: the raw material that is required for some industrial process