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Brazilian aviation sector focuses on biofuel production for aircraft
Big News Network.com Saturday 27th December, 2014
SAO PAOLO, Brazil - Brazil is the world's largest ethanol producer from
sugarcane and a pioneer in using ethanol as a automotive fuel since the
1970s and this according to Embraer puts the country in a good position
to produce aviation grade bio-kerosene.
The head of biofuels research at Embraer says Brazil is in a strong
position to develop an aviation biofuel industry and that larger scale
production will help reduce prices in the future.
The production of aviation biofuels could herald important changes for
the airline industry. In the long-term it may could reduce dependence on
oil and even lower operational costs, according to analysts.
Brazil in the 1970s was a pioneer in using ethanol to fuel most of its
cars and the country's largest carrier Gol Airlines was among the first
to use a fuel blend that includes 10% of a sugarcane based bio-kerosene.
The new fuel is not yet used regularly but Gol Airlines has made a
number of experimental flights and plans to carry on with the trials.
Embraer produces a small agriculture airplane powered by pure ethanol
called the Ipanema, but it is the only bio-fuel powered plane produced
in the country.
According to Embraer, however, the aviation sector will develop biofuels
that can be used in the exact same engines that now fly using
petroleum-based aviation fuels, rather than producing specialist
bio-fuel planes.
The main goal is to cut down greenhouse gas emissions. Airlines globally
have committed to cut their carbon emissions in half by 2050, and many
believed bio-fuels will play a key role in achieving this.
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Embraer Ipanema Ethanol-fueled Aircraft
http://www.aerospace-technology.com/news/newsembraer-delivers-1200-ethanol-fueled-ipanema-aircraft
Embraer delivers 1,200 ethanol fueled Ipanema aircraft
2 February 2012
Embraer has delivered the 1,200th Ipanema aircraft, which is the first
in a series of agricultural aircraft certified to run on ethanol
(hydrous ethanol).
In 2011 the company sold 58 aircraft in Brazil and the Mercosur region,
reporting an increase of 45% over the previous year.
Embraer Ipanema sales manager Fabio Carretto said: "The evolution of the
Ipanema, with its new technologies, has transformed the airplane into a
symbol of aviation sustainability."
"The product's reliability has been proven, throughout more than 40
years of uninterrupted production," Carretto said.
"Studies are constantly made to improve the aircraft, which is now
powered by ethanol, focusing on customers' needs and the sustainability
of agribusiness."
The Ipanema is a single-seat and low-wing monoplane which is powered by
an IO-540-K1J5 engine from 320HP to 300HP for ethanol and gasoline at
2,700RPM and propeller bladed Hartzell constant speed.
The 1,200th aircraft was delivered to Sana Aviacao Agricola, increasing
its fleet of Ipanema aircraft to 35. The company received its first
aircraft in 1977 and currently operates 12 Ipanema aircraft.
Sana Agro Aérea owner Bruno Vasconcelos said: "The main advantages of
the Ipanema over land-based spraying machines are its lower operating
cost, greater output, and less environmental impact."
"The airplane is very adequate for the needs of companies like ours,
which seek to offer customers a competitive edge in the spraying
business," Vasconcelos said.
The aircraft is mainly used for crop dusting, which avoids crops being
crushed by machinery tires while making the operation more flexible.
The aircraft can also be used for fighting fires, seeding rivers with
fish, and spraying pesticides to protect against insects and larvae.
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http://www.embraer.com/en-US/ImprensaEventos/Press-releases/noticias/Pages/Embraer-celebra-dez-anos-do-Ipanema-movido-a-etanol.aspx
10/16/2014
In: Press Releases
Embraer celebrates 10th anniversary of ethanol-powered Ipanema
Botucatu, Brazil, October 16, 2014 – The Ipanema agricultural airplane,
powered by ethanol (hydrated alcohol) – EMB 202A, will celebrate its
10th anniversary since certification on Sunday, October 19. The Ipanema
was the first airplane produced in series, in the world, to leave the
factory already certified to fly with this type of fuel – the same as is
used in automobiles – and it is still the only one.
The first delivery of the ethanol-powered airplane took place in March
2005 – coincidentally, it was also the one-thousandth Ipanema to be
sold. From then on, Embraer also began to offer ethanol conversion kits
to the owners of airplanes powered by AvGas. Up to 2014, there were 269
aircraft sold, as well as 205 conversion kits, totaling 474 aircraft
powered by alcohol.
This alternative energy source, derived from sugarcane, reduced the
environmental impact and operating and maintenance costs, and also
improved the overall performance of the aircraft, making it more
attractive to the market. “Ethanol is efficient and costs less, and it
is an alternative that pleased customers – many of whom have their own
sugarcane plantations,” says Fábio Bertoldi Carretto, Embraer’s Sales
Manager for the Ipanema. “Not surprisingly, over 80% of new aircraft are
sold with this configuration.” Today, about 40% of the Ipanema fleet in
operation is powered by ethanol.
The use of ethanol is based on the fact that Brazil is a big producer of
this fuel, which was already being used by Brazilian automobiles for
over 20 years. Each ethanol-powered Ipanema pollutes less, and puts
about 44 pounds less of lead into the atmosphere per year. Based on the
total fleet over these past 10 years, they have emitted 51 less tons of
lead.
The model is also more economical: on average, the owner of an
ethanol-powered airplane spends 25% less on fuel. Furthermore, the fuel
provides 7% more power, improving the aircraft’s performance on takeoff,
climbing, speed, and maximum altitude.
Produced without interruption for more than 40 years, the Ipanema has
already surpassed 1,300 units delivered and it leads the agricultural
aviation market in Brazil, with a 65% share. Seventy units of the
Ipanema were sold, in 2013, to customers in Brazil and the Mercosur.
The airplane is used mainly to spray agrochemichals, thus avoiding
losses from machinery rolling over the crops and making the operation
more flexible. It also can be used to spread seeds, for basic
firefighting, stocking rivers, and combating larvae and disease-bearing
insects or animals. The main crops that have required the airplane are:
cotton, rice, sugarcane, citrus, eucalyptus, corn, soy, and coffee.
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Embraer Sells Its 50th Ethanol-Powered Ipanema Crop Duster
By Dave Demerjian
04.23.08
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The good old Ipanema. It entered service in 1973, and it’s changed with
the times.
Neiva, a subsidiary of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer, recently
delivered its 50th ethanol-powered Ipanema, a low-wing agricultural
monoplane. Since 1973, Neiva has sold over 1,000 of the crop dusters,
most of them in the Latin American market. The company began selling
ethanol versions of the plane in 2002, which makes sense, considering
that Brazil is one of the top ethanol producers in the world.
Embraer also has been selling ethanol conversion kits for customers who
purchased earlier versions of the plane. The kits, manufactured by
Textron Lycoming, sell for $240,000. Embraer says that in addition to
reducing fuel costs, converting an Ipanema to ethanol cuts maintenance
and operating costs by 20%.
Exploration of alternative fuels has renewed focus on the Ipanema, which
was the first aircraft in the world certified for ethanol operations.
Embraer, which also manufacturers regional and executive jets, says that
it is spending $250 million to investigate alternative jet fuels made
from babassu, jathopa (a drought resistant shrub), and algae. According
to Runway Girl, Embaer’s environmental chief thinks algae might have the
best shot.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_EMB_202_Ipanema
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