Sultan Qaboos University succeeds in producing biodiesel from date kernels | Times of Oman

Sultan Qaboos University succeeds in producing biodiesel from date kernels | Times of Oman

Muscat: A public transport Green Bus, powered by biofuel, which is the first of its kind in the Arab world was launched on Monday, December 26, 2022. The fuel was made from date kernel oil by a research team at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).

In an achievement that is the first of its kind in the Arab world, Sultan Qaboos University celebrated the launch of the first trip by the Oman National Transport Company "Mwasalat" bus, which is powered by diesel combined with biofuel produced in the laboratories of Sultan Qaboos University and extracted from date palm kernels.

The inauguration of the event was sponsored by His Highness Sayyid Dr. Fahad bin Al Julanda Al Said, President of the University, in the presence of His Excellency Eng. Khamis bin Mohammed Al Shamakhi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology for Transport, and a number of officials.

The journey started from the Sultan Qaboos University Cultural Center in Al Khoudh, which continued to Sultan Qaboos Street, the Al Alam Palace, and then back to the starting point.

His Highness the President of the University expressed his happiness with this achievement, pointing out that it translates the importance of cooperation and integration between