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Jet Plains: Do grasses, woods, mustards grown in the heartlands hold the key for aviation fuels?
Ceres, ViaSpace, Sustainable Oils, Solazyme are among R&D leaders aiming to turn America’s heartland into a high-tech advanced biofuels playground of energy grasses and camelina for advanced transportation biofuels and aviation fuel.
“I fully expect that in the future,” said Solazyme CEO Jonathan Wolfson, “that I will make my daily 15-mile commute in a car that [...]
Sustainable Oils, Solazyme, Cargill to supply 600,000 gallons of jet biofuel to US military
In Washington, the US Air Force has ordered a total of 400,000 gallons of renewable biofuels from Sustainable Oils, Cargill and Solazyme for testing as a military aviation fuel. the companies, in turn, will use UOP’s processing technology to convert oil from camelina, algae and animal fats into renewable jet fuel.
According to UOP, the military [...]
Sustainable Oils wins Navy camelina jet fuel contract; 40K gallons, option for 150K more
In Montana, Sustainable Oils, a producer of camelina-based fuels, announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Defense Energy Support Center for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based jet fuel.
The fuel will be delivered to the Naval Air Systems Command fuels team in 2009 and will support the Navy’s certification testing program of alternative fuels. [...]
JR Camelina Seed harvests first camelina crop for Wisconsin, assembles seed for 2010 expansion to 500 tons
In Wisconsin, JR Camelina Seed Company has commenced harvesting of its first camelina crop, and will use the harvested seed to plant “thousands of acres” throughout Wisconsin next year, according to local reports. The initial plot for seed harvesting is located in Calumet County.
The camelina is expected to become feedstock for a proposed biodiesel plant [...]
Great Plains, Agragen announce camelina GMO partnership; camelina acreage doubles
In Montana, Great Plains, The Camelina Company announced a partnership with Agragen, a Finnish biotechnology company that genetically modifies Camelina sativa to increase oil content, viability in expanded locations, and resistance to disease, weeds and pests. Camelina meal is naturally high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids.
Agragen’s portfolio includes nine major Camelina-based patents, four patents [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “I believe the impact of the food-fuel debate was bigger on our industry than the [financial] crisis.”
Great Plains CEO Sam Huttenbauer: “The Camelina Company has increased its contracted acreage by more than 200 percent versus 2008. The expected yield from this acreage provides commercial scale for what has been described by a major aviation manufacturer as one of the most promising sources for renewable fuel. This growth reinforces Camelina as the [...]
Jet biofuels headed for flight certification in 2010: Boeing
The New York Times is reporting that biofuels for jet use could be approved as soon as next year. The report quotes Billy Glover, Boeing’s environmental strategy chief, who said that the technology is now in place and the industry is now waiting for biofuels producers to deliver fuel in sufficient quantities at affordable prices. [...]
Camelina (gold-of-pleasure) gets golden assessment in renewable jet fuel lifecycle emissions analysis; crop increases food, fuel yields in trials
In Michigan, a lifecycle analysis of camelina-based jet fuel confirmed an emissions reduction of more than 80 percent compared to conventional jet fuel, and Boeing biofuels chief Billy Glover said that fuels from the renewable feedstock “performed as well if not better than traditional jet fuel during our test flight with Japan Airlines earlier this [...]
13 seed companies, producers band together to form the North American Camelina Trade Association
Sustainable Oils, Great-Plains-The Camelina Company and camelina growers have joined together to form the North American Camelina Trade Association. The new organization will promote camelina R&D and well as the opening of new markets for field trials and roll-out of the high-performance oilseed. Last month, the FDA approved the use of camelina meal up to [...]
Japan Airlines biofuels flight test a success; camelina, algae, jatropha used in B50 biofuel mix; fuel economy higher than Jet-A
In Japan, Japan Airlines became the fourth airline to successfully flight test biofuels in the past year, and the first to successfully demonstrate camelina as a biofuel feedstock.
The airline conducted a one-hour 747-300 flight test using a B50 blend of camelina, jatropha and algae based biofuel in the number 3 engine.
The jatropha was supplied by [...]
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