Planes to run on vegetable oil and animal fat?

Jets in Europe will soon run on eco-fuel produced from vegetable oil and animal fat. The new fuel will be mixed with traditional kerosene.

As the Independent reports, planes running on the mixture of renewable and traditional fuel will start flying next year from Geneva in Switzerland. The airport wants biofuel to have a one percent share of sales at the airport for a start, according to Matti Leivonen, the CEO of Finnish company Neste that produces the fuel.

Lufthansa tested the company's fuel on more than 1,000 flights in 2011 with a 50-50 blend of biofuel to kerosene. "It worked amazingly well," Lievonen told the British newspaper.

"Engine performance improved. We have a very good track record in aviation, and it's an exciting growth area for us," he said.

Neste claims its fuel emits up to 40 percent less particulate matter, 10 percent...