Fuels Team Plans Super Hornet Biofuels Flight Test

Naval Air Systems Command fuels team is gearing up for biofuels flight tests in an F/A-18 Super Hornet at Patuxent River, Md., by next spring or summer, according to NAVAIR's fuel expert. Rick Kamin, Navy fuels lead, explained that before "biofueling" the plane, the team will first conduct laboratory and rig tests at Pax River, followed by static engine tests with the Super Hornet's F414 engine on a test stand at the Lynn, Mass., facility of manufacturer General Electric. The static tests will take place "probably in the December-January time frame," Kamin said.

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Source: Aero-News.net

Greening your gas: inside next-gen biofuels

Although the US and other nations currently produce ethanol from the sugars and starches of crops like sugar cane and corn, ethanol isn't a good match for our existing fuel infrastructure—and this form of production runs the risk of putting energy in competition with food production for resources like land and water. As a result, attention has shifted to figuring out how to produce a new generation of biofuels from different sources that more closely approximate the diesel and gasoline in use today.

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Source: Ars Technica

EIA forecast suggests Clean Energy and Security Act could add over $5 billion to US jet fuel costs in 2020

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) this week released a report that looks at the potential economic impact of the American Clean Energy and Security Act 2009 (ACESA), the so-called Waxman-Markey bill. It forecasts that the proposed cap-and-trade system could lead to an increase in the price of jet fuel of 26 cents per gallon in 2020, rising to 47 cents per gallon in 2030. Based on a 2007 pre-recession total fuel consumption by US carriers of 19.886 billion gallons, this equates to an added $5.17 billion on the annual bill in 2020 and $9.35 billion in 2030.

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Source: Greenaironline.com

BP Enters Biofuels Joint Devt Pact With Martek Biosciences

LONDON (Dow Jones)--BP (BP.LN) and Martek Biosciences Corporation, Tuesday announced the signing of a joint development agreement, or JDA, to work on the production of microbial oils for biofuels applications. The partnership combines a broad technology platform and operational capabilities to advance the development of a step-change technology for the conversion of sugars into biodiesel.

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Source: Wall Street Journal - Business

The Petri Dish Overfloweth with Algae Advancements

Algae, algae, algae. The research that is occurring on this second generation fuel has overfloweth the petri dish as just this week there have been five major algae announcements.

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Source: Reuters

Camelina Biofuel Powers Hydroplane Test

This week, the Boeing U-787 unlimited hydroplane became the world's first to be powered by 100% biofuel during a demonstration run by hydroplane driver Chip Hanauer at the annual Chevrolet Cup at Seafair.
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Source: Renewableenergyworld.com