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Boeing And Chinese Energy Officials Announce Sustainable Biofuel InitiativesBeijing, China (SPX) Jun 01, 2010 Boeing and PetroChina, together with representatives of the Chinese energy sector and the global aviation industry, have announced the signing of an agreement to evaluate establishing a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in China. The strategic assessment is the first such effort in China and will take a comprehensive look at the environmental and socio-economic benefits of developing sustainable alternatives to fossil-based jet fuels. The project will look at all phases of sustainable a ... read more |
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Ann Arbor, Mich. (UPI) Apr 23, 2010 Treating algae with heat and pressure quickly produces a crude oil that could be used in engines, scientists at the University of Michigan said. In their experiments, the scientists heated algae and water to 300 degrees for 30 minutes in a device similar to a pressure cooker. "We're trying to do what nature does when it creates oil, but we don't want to wait millions of years," s ... more 
St. Louis (UPI) Apr 21, 2010 A biofuel-powered flight of Boeing's F/A-18F Super Hornet will mark Earth Day Thursday, being observed worldwide with millions of "green" acts aimed to raise awareness of climate change. The unmodified aircraft will take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., and will be powered by a sustainable biofuel blend of 50 percent camelina and 50 percent JP-5 aviation fuel, said the Bo ... more 
East Lansing MI (SPX) Apr 21, 2010Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, Michigan State University scientists concluded, after analyzing 17 years' worth of data to help settle the food versus fuel debate. "It's 36 percent more efficient to grow grain for food than for fuel," said Ilya Gelfand, an MSU postdoctoral researcher and lead author of the study. "The ideal is to g ... more |
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Second Plant Pathway Could Improve Biofuel ProductionWest Lafayette IN (SPX) Apr 20, 2010 Purdue University scientists have defined a hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional value and improving biofuel production potential. The amino acid phenylalanine is required to build proteins and is a precursor for more than 8,000 other compounds essential to plants, including lignin, which allows plants to stand upright but acts as a barrier in the production of cellulosic ethanol. It had been believed ... read more |
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