«We estimate that this biofuel would cost the airline industry $ 5.31 / gallon, which is less than most of the reported prices of renewable jet fuel produced from other oil crops or algae,» said Deepak Kumar, a postdoctoral researcher at Illinois, who led the analysis. (sciencedaily.com)
«If all of this acreage was used to produce renewable jet fuel from lipid - cane, it could replace about 65 % of national jet fuel consumption.» (sciencedaily.com)
Some of the policies assumed in Scenario 3 include: average fuel efficiency of 77.9 mpg for light - duty vehicles in 2050, 51 percent of electricity produced from renewable sources, cleaner fuels and 1 percent renewable jet fuel by 2015. (newscenter.lbl.gov)