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Nova Scotia call for startups goes global - Financial Post | 20/05/12 
Financial PostNova Scotia call for startups goes globalFinancial PostThe use of biofuels would significantly reduce the amount of emissions produced by the aviation industry. Many airlines ? Lufthansa and Porter Airlines among them ? have experimented with different biofuel blends. But there is a problem: Biofuels are ... | | |
Virgin Australia launches Australian-first biodiesel trial - Breaking Travel News | 20/05/12
Breaking Travel NewsVirgin Australia launches Australian-first biodiesel trialBreaking Travel NewsIn a first for an Australian airline, Virgin Australia has launched a trial of environmentally-friendly biodiesel in its ground service equipment. The initial trial involves using a biodiesel blend derived from locally sourced tallow and used cooking ... | | |
Mallee harvester reaches milestone - Land | 19/05/12
Mallee harvester reaches milestoneLand?The excitement generated by the mallee harvester has helped us to build relationships with aviation industry partners who see mallee biomass as a future source for aviation biofuel. An integrated supply chain, from mallees in the ground through ... | | |
What's Up in Brazilian Biofuels? The 10-Minute Guide - Biofuels Digest | 18/05/12
What's Up in Brazilian Biofuels? The 10-Minute GuideBiofuels DigestThere's even some algae-based biofuels development underway, sponsored by Petrobras. Unsurprisingly, a focal point in chemicals is a Dow-Mitsui project to produce ethylene from sugarcane ethanol. Even aviation biofuels development is gaining traction, ... | | |
Chevron Lummus joins ARA's 100% drop-in aviation biofuel initiative - Biofuels Digest | 17/05/12
Chevron Lummus joins ARA's 100% drop-in aviation biofuel initiativeBiofuels DigestIn New Mexico, ARA announced today that Chevron Lummus Global has joined the ReadiJet Alternative Fuel Initiative to develop drop-in biofuels for jet and diesel engines, eliminating the need for blending with petroleum. The joint development effort ... | | |
House Committee Torpedoes Military Biofuel Programs - TPM | 17/05/12
National Defense Magazine (blog)House Committee Torpedoes Military Biofuel ProgramsTPMThat would eliminate several emerging biofuels that have undergone successful testing by the Air Force and Navy over the past year on aircraft and ships. The Army has also been developing alternative fuel technologies for ground vehicles, ... | | |
Singapore testing GM Jatropha for biofuel - agprofessional.com | 16/05/12
Singapore testing GM Jatropha for biofuelagprofessional.comResearch has discovered that biofuel produced from this GM Jatropha is more combustible and environmentally friendly because it emits fewer oxides. Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory and JOil developed the new GM Jatropha and have filed a patent for this ... | | |
Singapore firm reveals new GM biofuel crop - eco-business.com | 16/05/12
Biodiesel MagazineSingapore firm reveals new GM biofuel cropeco-business.comSingapore-based bioenergy company JOil has announced a new genetically modified strain of the jatropha plant which produces a higher quality biofuel for use in the automotive, aviation and power generation industries. JOil's chief scientific officer, ... | | |
Only biofuels will cut plane emissions - The Guardian | 16/05/12
The GuardianOnly biofuels will cut plane emissionsThe GuardianThe positive progress on including aviation in Europe's carbon trading scheme this week is welcome, but neither that nor more efficient aircraft will deal with the industry's climate problem. As I will argue, only biofuels can do that. ... | | |
Virgin trials biodiesel baggage vehicle - Australian Aviation | 16/05/12
Australian AviationVirgin trials biodiesel baggage vehicleAustralian AviationVirgin says the trial is the first time an Australian airline has used biodiesel in its ground service equipment. The fuel is made up of 20 per cent biodiesel derived from tallow and used cooking oil and 80 per cent conventional diesel fuel, ... | | |
Alternative Fuels Mean Energy Independence, Say ACT Expo Speakers - Truckinginfo | 16/05/12
Alternative Fuels Mean Energy Independence, Say ACT Expo SpeakersTruckinginfoThe market for liquid fuels will thus continue, and it will be large, requiring alternatives such as biofuels, ethanol and liquids produced from gases. "Aviation is a natural market for biofuels," said Robert Sturtz, managing director for strategic ... | | |
Virgin tries cooking oil, and it may just fly - The Australian | 16/05/12
Virgin tries cooking oil, and it may just flyThe AustralianVIRGIN Australia is claiming an Australian aviation first with a move to power its airport ground-handling vehicles using locally sourced biodiesel. The airline is trying out a 20 per cent biodiesel blend, B20, in which the biofuel component is made ... | | |
Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices - National Defense Magazine | 15/05/12
National Defense MagazineBiofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower PricesNational Defense MagazineBy Eric Beidel Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. Planes, ships and helicopters all have completed successful tests using alternative fuels.Green Strike Group or Green Hike Group? With small-scale advanced biofuels ... | | |
DOE's Biomass 2012 meeting open for registration - Biofuels Digest | 14/05/12
DOE's Biomass 2012 meeting open for registrationBiofuels DigestBreakout sessions will focus on commercialization strategies, breakthrough conversion technologies, state policy and regulatory issues, feedstock logistics, aviation biofuels, international dimensions of bioenergy, and more. ... | | |
Lufthansa, Southwest named green aviation leaders - Yahoo! Philippines News | 13/05/12
Lufthansa, Southwest named green aviation leadersYahoo! Philippines NewsGerman airline Lufthansa took a gold award for its program to reduce fuel and emissions by modernizing its fleet and the burnFAIR project, which saw it launch biofuel flights in routine service from 2011. Southwest Airlines, the American low-cost ... | | |
20 Signs that 2012 is the Year of China - Biofuels Digest | 10/05/12
20 Signs that 2012 is the Year of ChinaBiofuels DigestThe companies will collaborate with China-based universities and research institutions to expand knowledge of technologies ? such as sustainable aviation biofuels, aviation connectivity infrastructure and other areas ? that improve commercial ... | | |
Navy To Demonstrate Great Green Fleet - KCRA Sacramento | 10/05/12
Navy To Demonstrate Great Green FleetKCRA SacramentoThe demonstration strike group will include aircraft operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and conventional aviation fuel, and noncarrier ships operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and diesel. Other parts of a strike group -- a carrier and submarines ... | | |
Navy To Demonstrate Great Green Fleet - WLWT Cincinnati | 10/05/12
Navy To Demonstrate Great Green FleetWLWT CincinnatiThe demonstration strike group will include aircraft operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and conventional aviation fuel, and noncarrier ships operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and diesel. Other parts of a strike group -- a carrier and submarines ... | | |
Navy to demonstrate Great Green Fleet this summer - CNN (blog) | 10/05/12
Navy to demonstrate Great Green Fleet this summerCNN (blog)The demonstration strike group will include aircraft operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and conventional aviation fuel, and noncarrier ships operating on 50/50 blends of biofuel and diesel. Other parts of a strike group ? a carrier and submarines ... | | |
Renewable Diesel Roundup - Alternative Energy Stocks | 10/05/12
Renewable Diesel RoundupAlternative Energy StocksOther fuels that were expected to break the billion gallon barrier by 2020: renewable diesel (down sharply from 67 to 51 percent), and aviation biofuels at 48 percent.. Algal fuel was flat at 28 percent, compared to 29 percent in the previous poll.and more » ... | | |
GE's Newest Jet Engine Beams in for Creative Week NYC - Triple Pundit | 10/05/12
Triple PunditGE's Newest Jet Engine Beams in for Creative Week NYCTriple PunditFrom advanced algae biofuels to reductions in aircraft weight, these represent commendable and ultimately profitable efforts. Engine design is every bit as important as the rest, and GE's new ?GEnx? engine is generating some windy excitement this week ... | | |
Groups lobby Congress to support military biofuels initiatives - Biodiesel Magazine | 09/05/12
Biodiesel MagazineGroups lobby Congress to support military biofuels initiativesBiodiesel MagazineBy Erin Voegele | May 09, 2012 Several biofuels associations and supporters are continuing to advocate for federal support of biobased aviation fuels. The Advanced Biofuels Association, the Algal Biomass Organization, Airlines for America, ... | | |
GE's Newest Jet Engine Beams in for Creative Week NYC - Triple Pundit | 09/05/12
Triple PunditGE's Newest Jet Engine Beams in for Creative Week NYCTriple PunditFrom advanced algae biofuels to reductions in aircraft weight, these represent commendable and ultimately profitable efforts. Engine design is every bit as important as the rest, and GE's new ?GEnx? engine is generating some windy excitement this week ... | | |
OriginOil and Algasol enter algae development deal - Gizmag | 09/05/12
OriginOil and Algasol enter algae development dealGizmagHopes are high for algae as a cleaner petroleum substitute, and aviation is spearheading algae biofuel application. Last November, a United Airlines flew between Houston and Chicago on Solazyme's mix of 60 percent petroleum and 40 percent algal fuel.and more » ... | | |
Minding The Alternative Energy Commercialization Gap - Seeking Alpha | 08/05/12
Minding The Alternative Energy Commercialization GapSeeking AlphaThe industry took a major step in this direction last July with the publication of an ASTM standard for alternative aviation biofuel blends. Suppliers of biofuels for aviation are now ramping up production for commercial and military customers, ... | | |
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