Sentences with phrase «of aviation biofuels»

These test will consume 18,000 gallons of the aviation biofuel.

Not exact matches

Still, the combination of factors involved: energy security, diversity of supply and the environment may sustain commercial aviation's interest, though its overall goals are smaller — certifying synfuel blends next year, full synfuels by 2010 and biofuels in 2013.

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.

This is the scale challenge of aviation, and demonstrates why biofuels may need to be almost exclusively reserved for air transport.

The aviation industry in particular is interested in the potential of algae - based biofuels.

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.

«Certainly the data from our biofuel test flight will be a critical component towards helping biofuel become a certified aviation fuel,» Air New Zealand's general manager of airline operations and chief pilot, Capt. David Morgan, said in a statement.

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.

Last month Boeing, the Natural Resources Defense Council and others in the airline industry announced the creation of a group to study the prospects for biofuel jets, citing the oil - price volatility that has rocked the aviation industry, as well as efforts to cut carbon.

But if such a biofuel is grown and manufactured without much fossil - based energy, if it doesn't come from fields or forests (Mr. Charles stressed there is no palm oil involved), this might be the first hint that aviation — still a small fraction of the overall greenhouse - gas pie, but one of the fastest - growing wedges — could avoid adding greatly to the climate challenge while subtracting just a little bit from the world's energy challenge.

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.

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.

The Norwegian government has told Avinor, the Norwegian administrator of state owned airports and navigation services, to focus on electric aircraft and biofuels in order to reduce the environmental footprint of the aviation industry.

Cathay Pacific Airways has made a strategic equity investment in Fulcrum BioEnergy — a pioneer in the development and commercialization of converting municipal solid waste (MSW) into sustainable aviation fuel (earlier post)-- as part of the airline's biofuel strategy and to help it achieve a target of carbon - neutral growth from 2020.

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.

The Air Force is calling for half its domestic aviation needs to be satisfied with biofuels by 2016 (see «Green Shades of Jet Fuel» below).

The introduction of biofuels could mitigate some of aviation's carbon emissions, if biofuels can be developed to meet the demanding specifications of the aviation industry, although both the costs of such fuels and the emissions from their production process are uncertain at this time (medium agreement, medium evidence)[5.3.3].

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.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will spend $ 250 million to establish and operate two new Bioenergy Research Centers to accelerate basic research on the development of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels from biomass, including biodiesel, biofuels for aviation, and biologically based hydrogen and other fuels from sunlight.

1/2 wedge of cellulosic biofuels for long - distance transport and what little aviation remains in 2050 — using 8 % of the world's cropland [or less land if yields significantly increase or algae - to - biofuels proves commercial at large scale].

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.

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.

It seems like there's a lot of buzz around non-food biofuels in aviation these days.

We were the first commercial airline to test a biofuel flight and we continue to lead the airline industry as the pioneer of sustainable aviation.

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).