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Alternative Jet Fuels Will Soon Be Sprouting at Metro Detroit's AirportsDetroit MI (SPX) Jun 30, 2011 Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA), operator of Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) and Willow Run Airport (YIP), has partnered with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension Office to grow, harvest and process bioenergy crops on airport-owned property. This strategic initiative-the first of its kind in the Midwest-represents WCAA's commitment to sustainable aviation in part through the promotion and development of aviation biofuels. "How does aviation protect itself in the future against the de ... read more |
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 Pacific Pride and Quality Petroleum Open First Green Fuel Center Pacific Pride Services has announced with Quality Petroleum of Alabama the opening of the first Commercial Fuel Center in Tarrant, AL to offer biodiesel for commercial fleet fueling as well as EPA-a ... more | .. |
 Clean Energy Pathways Signs LoI to Supply Bio-Diesel to Dorly Petroleum Clean Energy Pathways has signed a letter of intent to provide 40,000 barrels (1,680,000 gal) of ASTM-grade bio-diesel to Dorly Petroleum, pending final price negotiation. Dorly Petroleum, hea ... more | .. |
 First Commercial Flight Completed Using Dynamic Fuels Jet Fuel KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has became the first airline in the world to operate a commercial flight on 'biokerosene,' which included renewable jet fuel supplied by Dynamic Fuels LLC. KLM used a ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Europe accounts for 70 percent of Global Biodiesel Production By 2015, the global biodiesel market value is likely to achieve a value of $62 billion, representing a growth rate of 26% p/a between 2005-2015. In volume terms, this is equivalent to 26 billion gal ... more | .. |
Dynamic Fuels Supplies Renewable Jet Fuel for Commercial Flights Dynamic Fuels will help make aviation history when KLM Royal Dutch Airlines begins commercial operations on fuel produced at Dynamic's Geismar plant. In September, KLM will begin flying a series of ... more | .. |
KLM to run planes on cooking oil Dutch airline KLM announced Wednesday that it will use a biofuel generated from used cooking oil to power more than 200 commercial flights between Paris and Amsterdam starting in September. ... more | .. |
 Iowa State hybrid lab combines technologies to make biorenewable fuels and products Laura Jarboe pointed to a collection of test tubes in her Iowa State University laboratory. Some of the tubes looked like they were holding very weak coffee. That meant microorganisms - in this case ... more |
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 New biofuel sustainability assessment tool and GHG calculator released Various biofuels, first hailed as a way to a sustainable energy supply, have since fallen out of favor because of the overall negative impact they have on the environment, mainly due to the producti ... more | .. |
 Boeing 747-8 Freighter Arrives at Paris After Historic Biofuel Flight The Boeing 747-8 Freighter landed at Paris Le Bourget Airport at 5:35 p.m. local time after completing the first transatlantic flight of a large commercial airplane powered on all engines by a susta ... more | .. |
 ORNL neutrons, simulations reveal details of bioenergy barrier A first of its kind combination of experiment and simulation at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing a close-up look at the molecule that complicates next-generation ... more | .. |
 First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-led Integrated Biorefining Research and Technology (IBTI) Club have identified an enzyme in bacteria which co ... more |
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 Winston Wong Bio-Inspired Ice Vehicle Premiered at NCKU On June 5, the 40th World Environment Day, the Winston Wong Bio-Inspired Ice Vehicle (BIV) was premiered at the Magic School of Green Building at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) for a 3-month ... more | .. |
 Shell and Cosan fuelling a lower-carbon future with biofuels Shell and Cosan have launched a multi-billion dollar joint venture that will become a leading producer of the low-carbon biofuel, ethanol made from sugar cane. Named Raizen, this major retail and co ... more | .. |
 New Global Website Presents Low-Carbon Solutions from Sugarcane Global energy needs are expected to double in the next three decades, pushing carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming higher by as much as 90%. These alarming figures press ... more | .. |
 Viable Pathway to Develop Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Industry The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the fut ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
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 Mission Expected to Benefit from Official Launch of Malaysian Biodiesel Mandate Mission NewEnergy is pleased to announce that the Malaysian government has officially launched the much-awaited B5 PALM OIL BIODIESEL blending mandate. "Mission has the largest biodiesel capac ... more | .. |
 No significant difference in car fuel consumption between E10 and E5 petrol grades A study conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland indicates that there is practically no difference between commercial petrol grades 95E10 and 98E5 sold in Finland as regards fuel consum ... more | .. |
 Joint Venture Secures Financing for Renewable Diesel Facility Darling International has announced that Diamond Green Diesel, its previously announced joint venture project with Valero Energy Corporation, has secured financing for the planned construction of it ... more | .. |
 Volvo Penta's Plant in Vara is Carbon Neutral Since May, Volvo Penta's engine plant in Vara in Sweden has been powered without using any fossil fuel whatsoever. As a result, the plant is now operated completely carbon neutral. The Vara Pl ... more |
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 Retrofit Begins on World's First Commercial-Scale Biobased Isobutonal Plant Gevo has announced that it has begun the retrofit of its ethanol facility in Luverne, Minnesota, to produce biobased isobutanol. This milestone brings the company one step closer to commercial-scale ... more | .. |
 European Commission Funds Global Project to Produce Bioproducts From Algae Nine partners from seven countries have joined in an innovative project to show that ethanol, biodiesel and bioproducts can be produced from algae on a large scale. The BIOfuel From Algae Technologi ... more | .. |
 Endicott Biofuels and Holly Partner on Biorefinery Endicott Biofuels and Holly Biofuels have announced their formation of Sabine Biofuels to partner on a 30 million-gallon-per-year biorefinery currently under construction in Port Arthur, Texas. ... more | .. |
 UPS Begins Using Renewable Biodiesel at Major US Hub What can Brown do for you? For a start, it's making your world greener by using cleaner burning biodiesel. The United Parcel Service began using biodiesel blends at its most vital hub in Louisville, ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
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 Algae-Based Biofuels Represent a Trillion Dollar Potential Market Opportunity Among next generation renewable fuel alternatives, algae stands out as one of the most promising and scalable options with the potential to supply key fuel and co-product markets. Strong demand from ... more | .. |
 Omnitek Engineering Ramps Up Diesel to Biogas Engine Conversions in the Philippines Omnitek Engineering says it expects demand in the Philippines for its diesel engine conversion technology that enables utilization of biogas fuel to gain momentum, particularly on hog farms in remot ... more | .. |
 Secreting bacteria with auto-recovery eliminates cost barriers to biofuel production A Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University research team has developed a process that removes a key obstacle to producing low-cost, renewable biofuels from bacteria. The team has reprogrammed ... more | .. |
Study details path to sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Northwest The Pacific Northwest has the diverse feedstocks, fuel-delivery infrastructure and political will needed to create a viable biofuels industry capable of reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the fut ... more |
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 Aviation biofuels for Australia? Biofuels for the aviation sector would slash Australia's reliance on fuel imports by $2 billion a year and decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent, a new study determined. ... more | .. |
 New sustainable bio-derived jet fuel industry is achievable Establishing an economically and environmentally beneficial, 'bio-derived' Australian and New Zealand aviation fuels industry is a viable proposition, according to a report compiled by CSIRO in coll ... more | .. |
 Teaching algae to make fuel Many kinds of algae and cyanobacteria, common water-dwelling microorganisms, are capable of using energy from sunlight to split water molecules and release hydrogen, which holds promise as a clean a ... more | .. |
Biofuels 'viable' for Australia, NZ aviation: report Producing commercially viable quantities of aviation biofuels is a viable option for Australia and New Zealand and could cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent, a new report said Wednesday. ... more |
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