Tobacco Biofuel Sneaks Past Global Petro-Chicken Match
While oil prices fall off the cliff, Boeing, SSA, Sunchem, and SkyNRG are still forging ahead with the Solaris Project for aviation biofuel from tobacco.
While oil prices fall off the cliff, Boeing, SSA, Sunchem, and SkyNRG are still forging ahead with the Solaris Project for aviation biofuel from tobacco.
The world’s first flight powered with a “green diesel” hybrid jet fuel was recently successfully completed by Boeing, according to a recent press statement. This first test flight was completed using the company’s ecoDemonstrator 787 flight test airplane, and a 15% green-diesel/85% petroleum jet-fuel mix (in the left engine). The … [continued]
Boeing has teamed with South African Airways and SkyNRG to produce tobacco jet biofuel at commercial scale, sourcing from South African tobacco farms.
On a patch of land owned by the SDSU lies the newly-built 6 MW (AC) Community 1 solar power plant, which comprises 25,000 solar panels that span 37 acres. This plant is large for a reason — it powers 2,200 households when operating at its maximum capacity. This solar power … [continued]
Originally published on Planetsave. Drones are no longer known as mere weapons of war. At least, that’s how Google, Facebook, and other online giants like Amazon appear to be thinking. Google has just acquired Titan Aerospace, a promising solar-powered drone maker, as part of its plans to globalize wireless internet. … [continued]
If you read my “Boeing Biofuel Breakthrough” article carefully, you must have noticed the bit about tar sands oil and shale oil not burning as well in airplanes. Darrin Morgan, director of sustainable aviation fuels at Boeing, noted that one nice surprise for them has been finding that biofuels, on the … [continued]
The United-Arab-Emirates-based aviation heavyweight Etihad Airways will soon be offering regular 100%-biofuel-powered commercial flights throughout the region, according to recent comments made by chief operations officer Richard Hill. This strong push towards greater biofuel-use by the airline is being supported by the creation of the new BIOjet Abu Dhabi project … [continued]
On the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week*, European energy journalist Karel Beckman, university biologist Joanne Manaster, and I got to have a conversation with a member of Boeing leadership who has been working on what seems to be a genuine breakthrough in the biofuel arena, and in the energy … [continued]
Originally published on Reviving Gaia. By Roy L Hales. Boeing has identified a commercially viable “green diesel” that emits 50% less carbon dioxide than conventional fossil fuels. It is made from oils and fats that are chemically similar to today’s aviation biofuel and, with US government incentives, costs about $3 … [continued]
Originally published on Think Progress. By Ari Phillips. When it comes to technology these days, we take things for granted mere moments after they’ve been incorporated into our lives. Brand new apps and devices offering unexpected conveniences are suddenly indispensable to daily existence. Such is the case with the USB … [continued]