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30m Gallon Facility to Produce Aviation Biofuels from Waste for United Airlines

http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2013/06/30m-gallon-facility-to-produce-aviation-biofuels-from-waste-for-.html 30m Gallon Facility to Produce Aviation Biofuels from Waste for United Airlines 6 June 2013 By Ben Messenger Managing Editor Seattle, Washington based low carbon sustainable fuel and chemicals specialist, AltAir Fuels has received a definitive purchase agreement from United Airlines (NYSE: UAL) for cost-competitive, advanced biofuels which are to be produced from agricultural wastes [...]

British Airways’ Jet Biofuel Plant Will Open in 2015

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/12/british-airways-jet-biofuel-plant-will-open-2015/ British Airways’ Jet Biofuel Plant Will Open in 2015 By Leon Kaye | December 6th, 2012 0 Comments British Airways and Solena will soon launch a US$500m biofuel plant Yesterday, British Airways (BA) announced that it has found a site for a bio-refinery that will generate up to 50,000 tons of jet fuel annually. [...]

Airbus & Air Canada Explore Waste Based Aviation Biofuels

http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2013/05/airbus—air-canada-explore-waste-based-aviation-biofuels._printarticle.html Airbus & Air Canada Explore Waste Based Aviation Biofuels 14 May 2013 By Ben Messenger Managing Editor of Waste Management World magazine Sponsored by Air Canada and Airbus have signed an agreement with BioFuelNet to help them find the most promising biofuels for aviation, and will research biofuels made using municipal solid waste and [...]

Fodder for fuel: Brisbane Airport seeks alternative

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Biofuel in aviation: Brisbane to open ‘bioport’

http://www.tandlnews.com.au/2013/05/02/article/biofuel-in-aviation-brisbane-to-open-bioport/ Biofuel in aviation: Brisbane to open ‘bioport’ May 2, 2013 | Filed under: Air Freight,Breaking News,Environment | Posted by: Charles Pauka Virgin Australia, Brisbane Airport Corporation and sustainable jet fuel company SkyNRG http://skynrg.com/ have announced a feasibility study into the creation of Australia’s first ‘bio-port’ at Brisbane Airport. http://skynrg.com/2013/03/skynrg-first-operator-capable-of-supplying-rsb-certified-jet-fuel-into-wing/ The three parties have agreed [...]

Waste to Biofuel and Chemicals Project Funded in Hawaii

http://www.waste-management-world.com/articles/2013/04/waste-to-biofuel-and-chemicals-project-funded-in-hawaii.html 8 April 2013 A zero waste biofuel and high protein feed program in Hilo, Hawaii has been awarded $200,000 by the state Department of Agriculture at a special open house event at the USDA Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (PBARC). According to the state the PBARC, together with BioTork Hawaii have invested over $1 [...]

New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air | MNN – Mother Nature Network

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/blogs/new-microbe-makes-fuel-from-co2-in-the-air New microbe makes fuel from CO2 in the air Scientists at the University of Georgia have created a microbe that converts carbon dioxide into biofuel, a discovery that might boost the battle against climate change. Wed, Mar 27 2013 at 1:36 PM Related Topics: Biofuels, CO2, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Science CO2 emissions billow [...]

Web Broadcast – 45746

http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=45746&adid=enl Please complete this form to register for the Waste Management World Webcast: Accelerating Biofuels: Waste Gasification to Aviation and Transport Fuels in the UK and US/Canada May 7, 2013 10 AM EDT, 9 AM CDT, 7 AM PDT, 3 PM BST, 2 PM GMT Numerous trial projects have been successful in converting municipal solid [...]

The Billion-Dollar Bet On Jet Tech That’s Making Flying More Efficient

http://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/2013/01/23/the-billion-dollar-bet-on-jet-tech-thats-making-flying-more-efficient/ 9:00AM |22,199 views The Billion-Dollar Bet On Jet Tech That’s Making Flying More Efficient This story appears in the February 11, 2013 issue of Forbes. comments, called-out Comment Now Follow CommentsFollowing CommentsUnfollow Comments UTC Chairman Louis Chênevert (Photo by: David Yellen) United Technologies CEO Louis Chênevert took the biggest gamble of his career on [...]