Air Canada buys ‘low carbon’ jet fuel from B.C. refinery

Parkland’s Burnaby refinery has announced that Air Canada has bought a batch of “low carbon aviation fuel” made from non-food grade canola and tallow.

Parkland said it has produced about 100,000 litres of the fuel using existing infrastructure, which will be blended into about 10 million litres of standard fuel.

While it depends on the flight distance, the plane used, and how heavy the cargo is, a short-haul flight burns about 2,500 litres of fuel, according to Parkland.

Parkland said it’s the first company to produce low-carbon fuel in Canada.

“Currently, the Canadian airline industry is dependent on international imports of low carbon fuels, making Parkland’s accomplishment a critical first step in creating domestic supply,” said Air…