DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
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D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane VOLTAERO E-HYBRID PLANE FLIES ON WINE & MAKES AVIATION HISTORY Source: VOLT AERO VoltAero has developed an electric-hybrid plane that flies on biofuel produced from wine waste. Their aircraft Cassio S just made aviation history. Here's what we know: France-based VoltAero just achieved the world's 1st flight of an electric-hybrid plane powered by 100% sustainable fuel from vineyard wine waste The Cassio S testbed plane has a proprietary electric hybrid powertrain The fuel is 100% sustainable and produced by France's TotalEnergies The historic flight used the hybrid powertrain's electric mode and its internal combustion engine was fueled by bioethanol produced from wine The company says it flew with an 80% CO2 reduction The milestone flight is a major advancement for the use of SAF or sustainable aviation fuel/biofuels in general aviation First production aircraft will be the