New Signs Air Transportation Industry Is Going Green
Sustainable Industries article indicates that the air transportation industry is looking for ways to cut fuel costs by becoming more efficient and green.
Sustainable Industries article indicates that the air transportation industry is looking for ways to cut fuel costs by becoming more efficient and green.
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It’s the first time a plane powered by a hydrogen cell has left the ground with a pilot at the controls. Boeing said there’s still a lot to do before hydrogen fuel cells will power commercial airliners. As the technology progresses, Boeing says traditional jet fuel will be phased out as renewable sources take its place.
The three companies are working together to identify a non-food based, second-generation biofuel that won’t significantly impact forests or water resources. No details on the fuel are available, but it will have to be production ready in quantities sufficient to power the test-flight and mix seamlessly with kerosene aviation fuel (Jet-A).
Virgin Atlantic Airlines has used a sustainable fuel from biomass mixed with traditional jet fuel to power one engine on a 747 flight from London Heathrow to Amsterdam. The fuel was supplied by Imperium Renewables of Seattle, Washington, a commercial biodiesel refiner.
As promised in their earlier news releases, Virgin Atlantic said they would use a sustainable fuel made from feedstock not normally used for food products. Both coconut oil and […]
In what has become a somewhat confusing change in terminology, Boeing has announced it will use a first-generation feedstock for the fuel to be used in its upcoming demonstration flight this month.
It was first reported in January that Virgin Atlantic would test flight a Boeing 747 jetliner using a biofuel, without naming the fuel. An algae-derived biofuel was, however, mentioned as a strong possibility for the flight between London Heathrow airport and Amsterdam. […]
Airbus beat Boeing to the punch and flew the first commercial aircraft using an alternative fuel in one engine. The really interesting thing is the two airlines are using different alternative fuels in their test flights.
Boeing announced in January they would test an alternative fuel in one engine of a 747, but did not disclose what that fuel would be. They did, however, talk a great deal about an algae-derived fuel, without being […]
Air travel turned a bit greener yesterday as Boeing unveiled their 787 Dreamliner. This new jet, their first since 1995, has been in development for the past 6 years with the goal of reducing it's environmental impact. Rather than the typical aluminum, with which other planes are made, the Dreamliner is comprised mostly of carbon fiber (50%), a lighter alternative which produces 20% less carbon emissions than its competitors.
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Following in step with Boeing's prophecy for future aviation biofuels, the Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $1.1 million contract to Shell Oil to produce synfuel for the U.S. Air Force and one NASA facility. The contract, signed on June 6th, requires Shell to produce and ship 315,000 gallons of synfuel through August 1-31, 2007.
What, you might ask, is 'synfuel'? As
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The aviation industry may one day be powered by algae. Manufacturing giant Boeing says that a biodiesel alternative made from algae could be the aircraft biofuel of the future.
Last month, in an 8-page document plainly titled "Alternative Fuels for Commercial Aircraft", Boeing presented their estimation of the alternative fuel sources that could 'relieve worldwide pressure on crude-oil derived fuels' and drive air travel to carbon neutrality.
The biofuel debate has largely glossed
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