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Article: Nuts-algae mix is new jet fuel.(PLUGGED IN - POLITICS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 27, 2009
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Byline: Tom LoBianco, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The future of flight could be nourished easily on a diet of smashed nuts and refined algae if start-up ventures using bio-fuels prove their worth in the coming decade.
During a two-hour test flight last week, Continental Airlines became the first American carrier to prove that takeoff could be achieved by mixing traditional jet fuel with fuel from algae and jatropha nuts. A number of foreign airlines already have tested similar mixes in their jets.
The pond-scum-turned-pond-hopping-fuel is one of the almost-mainstream advanced bio-fuels, defined broadly as renewable sources that do not impinge on food ...