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- The Cascade of Failures in the Biofuel Industry: A Case of Economic and Environmental Mismanagement Mon, 19 Aug 24, 11:00am...the biofuel experiment has left behind a trail of bankruptcies, environmental degradation, and unfulfilled promises.
- Shell invests in LanzaJet to speed up deliveries of its synthetic aviation fuel Tue, 6 Apr 21, 9:19pmThe energy giant Shell has joined a slew of strategic investors — including All Nippon Airways, Suncor Energy, Mitsui and British Airways — in funding LanzaJet, the company commercializing a process to convert...
- LanzaJet inks deal with British Airways for 7,500 tons of low-emission fuel additive per year Tue, 9 Feb 21, 5:00pmLanzaJet, the renewable jet fuel startup spun out from the longtime renewable and synthetic fuel manufacturer LanzaTech, has inked a supply agreement with British Airways to supply the company with at least 7,500 tons of...
- Boom says its supersonic XB-1 aircraft test program will be ‘fully carbon neutral’ Tue, 25 Feb 20, 5:21amCommercial aviation isn’t typically the place to look if you’re after carbon-light initiatives. Jet fuel isn’t generally very green, and airplanes burn a lot of it when traversing the skies. But supersonic...
- Children hurt after Delta jet dumps fuel on schools Fri, 17 Jan 20, 4:30amOn January 14, a Delta jet malfunctioned and dumped jet fuel over Los Angeles-area schools. The incident injured more than 50 people, including students from Park Avenue Elementary, San Gabriel Elementary, Graham Elementary,...
- Greenhouse gas emissions rose during 2018 after three year decline Wed, 16 Jan 19, 5:30amAfter a solid decline for the past three years, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the United States rose in 2018. According to data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), power generation, natural gas and oil consumption...
- World’s first farm to grow food and fuel in the desert opens in Abu Dhabi Wed, 9 Mar 16, 1:49amThe world's first research facility to grow both food and fuel has opened in the United Arab Emirates. Located on a 2-hectacre site in Abu Dhabi, the desert facility uses coastal seawater irritation to raise fish and shrimp...
- U.S. Navy Converts Seawater into Jet Fuel Using ‘Game Changing’ Technology Fri, 11 Apr 14, 2:30amUnited States Navy scientists claim they have successfully developed a method of converting seawater into jet fuel. Researchers at the Naval Research Laboratory developed a technology that extracts carbon dioxide and hydrogen...
- Shell Pulls Out of Oil-Shale Project in Colorado After Spending Millions in Exploration Fri, 27 Sep 13, 2:33amRoyal Dutch Shell PLC recently joined Chevron in its abandonment of oil-shale projects in Colorado. After spending nearly $30 million in exploration, the company decided to leave the Western Slope shale rock deposits. They...
- US Navy to Use Low-Emission Switchgrass Fuel to Power Fighter Jets Tue, 11 Jun 13, 2:30amPhoto via Shutterstock With ambitious long-term energy goals, US Navy is at the forefront of alternative energy and energy efficiency. Now, the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has partnered...
- New Chemical Process Produces Biofuel Strong Enough to Power Jets Sat, 10 Nov 12, 7:13amJet photo from Shutterstock Thanks to scientists harnessing the power of chemistry, you may one day soon fly in a plane fueled by plants. An article published in the journal Nature last week describes a new technique developed...
- US Navy Scientists Develop Process to Transform Seawater into Green Jet Fuel Fri, 28 Sep 12, 1:55amFeeling the pinch of high gas prices every time you fill up your car? Be thankful you’re not the U.S. Military. Tired of wasting so much of its budget on fossil fuels, the US Navy has led the quest for greener alternatives...
- Study: Getting the S out of jet fuel may cool the climate Thu, 15 Dec 11, 4:07amThis study from Yale University seems contradictory to what we know about aerosols. Generally more aerosols like SO2 cool the climate, but in this case they are saying “it’s offset by the cooling effect of nitrate...
- Virgin Atlantic Announces Plans to Fuel Airplanes With Waste Gas Wed, 12 Oct 11, 3:50amAirline mogul and billionaire Richard Branson just announced that in three years Virgin Atlantic airplanes will be fueled by waste gas from power plants, steel works, and aluminum plants...
- Deep fried flying Wed, 27 Apr 11, 4:27pmI’ve never much thought there was much usefulness to waste vegetable oil used for automobile fuel, as there is a much more finite amount of waste frying oil available compared to petroleum...