Sentences with phrase «aviation fuel use»

But for biofuels to really take flight — or at least achieve the global aviation fuel use goal of at least 1 percent — a minimum of five facilities capable of churning out 100 million gallons or more would have to be built.

Not exact matches

Producers would have to develop new products and uses for the resource — gasoline, diesel, heating oil, asphalt, lubricants, petrochemicals and aviation fuel — before oil supplanted coal, wood and whale oil, the dominant energy sources of the day.

United Airlines recently purchased a refinery to supply its planes with aviation fuel made entirely from municipal solid waste and Alaska Airlines, Southwest Airlines and British Airways have announced plans to begin using biofuels in the next two to five years.

That amount is only a drop in the bucket compared with the 65 billion gallons of fuel the aviation industry uses worldwide each year, but it is a start, the executives said.

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.

EU ODS Regulations * No change to halon critical use list but EC chaired regulatory committee given authority to change the list and / or set time limits * DG Environment proposal contains the following end dates for aviation critical uses o Cargo compartment fixed systems — can not be installed on new aircraft after 2015, end of critical use exemption is 2030 o Cabin / crew compartment portables — 2010, 2015 o Engine nacelles and APU — 2010, 2030 o Lavatory (potty bottles)-- 2008, 2015 o Dry bays — 2010, 2030; Inert fuel tanks — 2008, 2030

The fuel was supplied by SkyNRG, an aviation biofuels company, and made by Dynamic Fuels, a producer of «next - generation» fuels made from used cookingFuels, a producer of «next - generation» fuels made from used cookingfuels made from used cooking oil.

All told, Billy Glover, Boeing Commercial Airplanes» Managing Director for Environmental Strategy says that in the long term biofuels could replace 40 - 70 % of the fuels used in commercial aviation.

Powerful impetus from other sectors is enough to keep oil demand on a rising trajectory to 105 mb / d by 2040: oil use to produce petrochemicals is the largest source of growth, closely followed by rising consumption for trucks (fuel - efficiency policies cover 80 % of global car sales today, but only 50 % of global truck sales), for aviation and for shipping.

By contrast aviation fuel, which is mainly exempt from the carbon tax, 4 did not follow this pattern; its sales changed about equally in BC and the rest of Canada during this period — further suggesting that the carbon tax contributed to the differences in the use of the other (taxed) fuels.

Aviation gasoline (finished): A complex mixture of relatively volatile hydrocarbons with or without small quantities of additives, blended to form a fuel suitable for use in aviation reciprocating engines.

Emissions from aviation and marine bunker fuels used in international transport do not enter into any national undertakings.

Importantly, the study found that for fuels not subject to the carbon tax, such as aviation fuel, there was no reduction in use.

Demonstration of the key technological components for solar aviation «drop - in» fuel production that enables the use of existing fuel infrastructure, fuel system, and aircraft engine, while eliminating the logistical requirements of biofuels, hydrogen, or other alternative fuels.

SOLAR - JET receives 1st aireg Award for producing the first solar kerosene that can easily be used as fuel for aviation!

These include technical and operational improvements and advances in the production and use of sustainable alternative fuels for aviation.

Can you find some Law that can be applied in the case of airplanes using fuels with confidential formulas, only because these fuels are in use by military (but are also being used in civil aviation)?

According to Todd Harrison, a defense budget studies expert at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, aviation fuel represents nearly 73 per cent of DoD energy use.

«Decarbonization of heavy industry and aviation will be difficult, which makes converting industrial waste gases into low - carbon jet fuel a fascinating prospect,» said James Beard, climate and aviation specialist at WWF in the U.K. «All airlines should pursue the development of genuinely sustainable, low - carbon fuels that are certified to minimize indirect land use change.»

Yet, according to ICAO's 2013 projections, shown in the graph below, emissions from the aviation industry are set to grow 200 % -360 % on current levels by 2050, including the maximum use of lower - carbon alternative fuels.

Emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport.

(1) the use of alternative transportation fuels and blends for heavy - duty and light - duty diesel engines and the aviation sector; and

Information relevant to emissions from fuel used for international aviation and maritime transport.

Shipping, which uses particularly dirty oil, could be improved with technology, but for aviation there is currently no reduction strategy or alternative fuel.

Airports and carriers have invested countless millions in tanks, pipelines, and under - tarmac fuel delivery, so jet biofuels must be compatible with petroleum - based kerosene, able to mix with the existing fuel supply, and be used interchangeably in existing aircraft — which makes them «drop - in fuels» in the argot of aviation experts.

Because the economic and demographic projections used in these forecasts indicate a return to economic and population growth, fuel demand in the light - duty, medium - and heavy - duty vehicles and aviation sectors tends to resume historical growth patterns.

Biofuels present the aviation industry with a convenient blind alley, facilitating the industry's expansion plans and avoiding pressure to reduce their fuel use and diverting political attention from the real need to cut air travel in order to reduce climate change.

Electrifying small motorized vehicles, shifting long haul vehicles to natural gas, using biofuels in aviation as much as possible, cleaner burning fuels in shipping, all can play a part.

... Leaded aviation fuel is primarily used in piston engine aircraft, which typically fly in and out of small and municipal airports.

Its trees will absorb carbon dioxide, compensating for the tonnes that the star has been responsible for releasing into the atmosphere: burning aviation fuel as he jets around the world, using up petrol in his limousines and running air - conditioning in hotel rooms.

Now we hear that Air New Zealand, whose previous efforts on biofuels for aviation have already caught our attention, has set a goal of using one million barrels of «environmentally sustainable» fuel annually by 2013.

Other promising developments I've heard about are use of algae to create biodiesel and even aviation fuel.

In other words, it's certainly more scalable than trying to use most biofuels for aviation, but if this was the only source of «green» aviation fuel, there's some massive contraction in order of the global aviation industry.

While Art 14 (1) states that member states shall exempt from taxation energy products supplied for use as aviation fuel other than in private pleasure flying, Art 14 (2) gives member states the discretion to apply a refuelling tax for domestic purposes subject to the tax level being below that set by the Energy Products Directive.

The Scheme ensures that communities using aviation fuel do so at no additional cost.