Air NZ jets set to slash emissions with used cooking oil

Air NZ jets set to slash emissions with used cooking oil
Air NZ has partnered with Z Energy to test sustainable aviation fuel. (Image: Air New Zealand)
Rebecca Howard
Neste turns used cooking oil into jet fuel and Air New Zealand will receive its first shipment this weekend.The Finnish refining company said, in its neat form, the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) reduced greenhouse gas emissions by up to 80% compared with fossil jet fuel.  Although it’s made from used cooking oil, rendered fat and grease, it doesn’t come cheap and costs about three to five times that of fossil jet fuel.According to Air NZ, the 1.2 million litre import is equivalent to fuelling about 400 return flights between...

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