Some of the experts in the aviation industry who took part in the GTL Jet Fuel research forum in Doha.
Doha: The Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre (QSRTC) yesterday held a GTL Jet Fuel Forum to share the outcome and data of a world-class research programme conducted by a GTL Jet Fuel Consortium.
GTL Jet Fuel is one of the main five products produced by Qatar Petroleum–Shell Pearl GTL plant in Ras Laffan, the largest GTL plant in the world.
The day-long forum addressed insights based on three years of research and development by the research consortium, which was funded by Qatar Science and Technology Park, and involved global industry leaders such as Qatar Airways, Airbus, Qatar Petroleum, Rolls-Royce plc, Woqod, along with Qatar Shell.
A rare research collaboration, the consortium discussed the benefits of the new blend of jet fuel in detail, which is the first new aviation fuel to be approved for global markets in two decades.
Data compiled during research on the process of making GTL jet fuel were shared for the first time during the Forum, as were certification protocols.
At the Forum, Qatar Shell released a GTL Jet Fuel research summary, a publication exploring the technical boundaries of GTL aviation fuels that will be of interest to industry observers. The ability of GTL-containing jet fuels to power aircraft has been known for many years; however, the detailed research programme of the Qatar GTL Aviation Fuels Consortium has helped confirm the fuel’s potential.
The consortium was put together four years ago with the express intention of looking above and beyond the capacity of GTL Fuels to fly planes. It aimed to fully quantify the impact on local air quality and fuel burning amid growing international concerns about the environment and the potential scarcity of fuels.
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