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Article: FUELS OF THE FUTURE.(alternative fuels)
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- Ground Support Worldwide
- Article date:
- March 1, 2007
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FUELS OF THE FUTURE
By Graham Newton
Research on new fuels is proceeding apace but it needs the cooperation of all stakeholders to turn the dream into reality.
The development of alternative fuels is gathering speed -- the interest being driven by environmental and cost concerns.
For aircraft jet engines wide scale deployment is still some way off. Any new fuel would have to meet a number of criteria, making research a delicate balancing act. In addition to the obvious need for reducing carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), it would help to limit overall fuel dependency and price as well as to become compatible with existing infrastructure. ...