Together with Argos Oil and BioMCN, CTDC has developed a novel aviation fuel which is a viable alternative to current aviation fuel types. This was the first transatlantic single engine flight to use biofuels, according to Cappelle, helping to demonstrate the viability of using biofuels for long-haul aviation. The flight left Toronto, Canada on August 13, 2010 with refueling stops in Greenland, Iceland and Scotland before landing on August 21st at the German airfield Nordhorn-Lingen, near the Dutch-German border.

Ben Cappelle founded the Clean Tech Development Center BV in 2008. The dedicated team of CTDC has set goals to become the first R&D Aviation test center to produce, with its partners Argos oil and BioMCN, a viable and competitive bio fuel option for the aviation industry.

Jay Gutierrez, Executive Vice President of Intertek?s Oil, Chemical & Agri and Government Services Division, said ?Intertek is honored play a key supporting role for this groundbreaking, innovative project involving alternative aviation fuels.? Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, its workers add value to customers' products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek supports customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 26,000 people in more than 100 countries.