Commercial Airlines May Get 1% of Fuel From Biofuels By 2015, Boeing Says
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) Commercial airlines may derive 1 percent of their fuel by 2015 from biofuels made of plants including algae, Boeing Co.’s environment chief said. …
Boeing has worked with airlines from the U.S. to Japan to test jet fuels made from plants such as jatropha and camelina. That’s because moving more toward cleaner fuels is in the industry’s best interest, said Billy Glover, managing director of environmental strategy at Boeing’s commercial airplanes unit.
“We need to get to 1 percent to get that foundation and then the trajectory will be significantly steeper,” Glover said in a telephone interview in London. “We’re aiming for a 1 percent penetration around the middle of this decade, and we think that’s quite achievable.” READ MORE
Related posts:
- NYT Reports Plant-Derived Fuels Could Be Certified for Fights within a Year, Says Boeing Exec
- Boeing, Honeywell’s UOP and Government of Mexico Launch Research and Advocacy Collaboration to Drive Commercial Use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
- Boeing, UOP Release Biofuels Flight Data
- 15 Airlines Take Groundbreaking Step in Alternative Fuel Deployment, Sign Comprehensive MOUs to Negotiate Purchase of Fuel from AltAir & Rentech
- UAL’s Tilton Says Airlines Want Alternative Fuels
