本刊讯为期3天的国际民航组织代用航空燃料研讨会10月18日在加拿大蒙特利尔举行,会议主要审议全球航空燃料的代用能源开发进展情况。目前,一般飞机使用的燃料都是从石油中提炼出来的。油价的不断攀升以及石油本身的不可再生特性,都迫使民航界一直在寻求可持续的航空燃料代用能源。生物柴油、太阳能等都是目前的热门研发领域。 The 3-day ICAO Alternative Aviation Fuel Symposium was held in Montreal, Canada, on October 18, to review progress made in the development of alternative energy sources for aviation fuel globally. At present, the fuels used in the aircraft are extracted from the oil. The rising price of oil and the nonrenewable nature of the oil industry have forced the aviation industry to seek sustainable alternative sources of aviation fuel. Biodiesel, solar and so on are the hot areas of research and development.