"Aviation biofuels" refer to fuels made from renewable sources such as plants or organic waste, which are used to power airplanes. These biofuels are more eco-friendly compared to traditional aviation fuels made from fossil fuels, as they produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to reducing carbon footprint in the aviation industry.
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The researchers hope the process leads to economically viable production
of aviation biofuels in the next five years.
- in total for holding banners during a peaceful protest against Virgin Atlantic's push
for aviation biofuels on 22nd June.
The company is also active in studying the use of biofuel and has partnered with AltAirFuels, a producer of
sustainable aviation biofuel, to implement renewable jet fuel at its Los Angeles hub later this year.
Air Canada and Biojet Supply Chain Initiative choose Montréal - Trudeau Airport for aviation biofuel project
Sustainably
produced aviation biofuel will play a critical role in reducing CO2 emissions from air travel over the long term.
With a continuing stream of announcements regarding the aviation industry's drive to keep on flying while being a bit greener about it — KLM is making the
first aviation biofuel test flight with passengers today --
Research funded includes investigations into the performance of composite materials for use in commercial aircraft manufacturing, the performance
of aviation biofuels and the collaboration and control of multiple unmanned aerial systems.
United Airlines made a $ 30 - million equity investment in US - based Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low - cost
sustainable aviation biofuel.
These test will consume 18,000 gallons of
the aviation biofuel.
A request for proposal for some 40,000 gallons of JP - 5
aviation biofuel was just issued.
The fuel was supplied by SkyNRG,
an aviation biofuels company, and made by Dynamic Fuels, a producer of «next - generation» fuels made from used cooking oil.
My guess is that the intensifying work toward
an aviation biofuel will supply that niche in years to come, while proving utterly inadequate for transport on the ground.
As an interim cleaner technology, there definitely seems to be some promise here (especially compared to
aviation biofuels) but if we place this all into the context of peak oil and peak fossil fuels more broadly, I wonder if the end game here has very many airplanes flying at all.
Co-authored
the aviation biofuels Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in March 2012 by EADS / Airbus, Boeing, and Embraer and coordinated collaborations with the U.S. government (DOE, U.S. Navy, and USDA).