Sentences with phrase «derived jet fuel»
Solazyme says that its microbial - derived jet fuel has passed the eleven «most challenging specifications needed to meet the ASTM D1655 standard for Aviation Turbine Fuel.»
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The Institute was involved for about 20 years in a project intended to develop a coal - derived jet fuel;... Read more →
The Institute was involved for about 20 years in a project intended to develop a coal - derived jet fuel;... Read more →
The military is entirely dependent on petroleum - derived jet fuel to meet its transportation needs.
And the EERC fuel is not the only bio-based jet fuel available: UOP, LLC, a division of Honeywell Specialty Materials, has a similar fuel made from vegetable and animal oils, whereas algae - grower Solazyme, Inc., has derived a jet fuel from pond scum that meets ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials International) standards.
Or the biodiesel itself can be further refined to ensure that it doesn't solidify until at least — 40 degrees Celsius -LRB--- 40 degrees Fahrenheit), the current standard for petroleum - derived jet fuel.
These challenges have spurred strong interest in biomass - derived jet fuels.
Not exact matches
Ethanol and biodiesel can both be used in bio-jet fuel, but the technologies to convert plant - derived oil to jet fuel are at an advanced stage of development, yield high energy efficiency and are ready for large - scale deployment.
Whether for supersonic fighter jets or commercial airliners, the aviation world has begun a quest for the fuel of the future, transitioning away from petroleum - derived JP - 8 and Jet A varieties to Fischer - Tropsch synthetics or biofuels.
In a push toward greener fuels, the Air Force has modified some of these jets to fly on a biofuel derived from camelina, a relative of the mustard plant.
Unfortunately, jet fuel derived from coal results in even more CO2 emissions, which makes it no alternative at all if the goal is to combat climate change.
Jet fuels derived from algae, camelina and jatropha — plants that pack an energy punch, are not eaten as food and do not displace food crops — could be approved and replacing petroleum fuels in commercial flights as early as next year, a Boeing executive said yesterday.
Today's flight represents its efforts to develop alternative jet fuel derived from post-harvest forestry material that is often burned after timber harvest.
Gevo, Inc., a NARA partner, successfully adapted its patented technologies to convert cellulosic sugars derived from wood waste into renewable isobutanol, which was then converted into Gevo's Alcohol - to - Jet (ATJ) fuel.
JBEI, based in Emeryville, Cal., is a multi-institutional research partnership led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) dedicated to developing advanced drop - in biofuels — liquid fuels derived from the solar energy stored in plant biomass that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels.
The BP / Davy fixed - bed FT process produces diesel, jet fuel (JP8) and naphtha from natural gas, biomass - or coal - derived syngas.
«Today's news marks another significant accomplishment in this regard, enabling production of renewable fuels that can supplant meaningful amounts — not small fractions — of fossil - derived gasoline and jet fuel.»
The BP / Davy fixed - bed FT process produces diesel, jet fuel (JP8) and naphtha from natural gas, biomass - or coal - derived syngas.