All Entries Tagged With: "jet fuel"

UOP: 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy candidate profile

UOP
Based in: Illinois
2008-09 ranking: #10
Business:
Honeywell’s UOP has developed a renewable jet fuel processing technology, as well as a joint venture. UOP and Ensyn announced the formation of a new joint venture, dubbed Envergent Technologies, that will market technologies and equipment for generating power, transportation fuel and heating oil from biomass using pyrolysis. The joint [...]

September 25, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Solazyme receives algae-based jet fuel order from US Navy

In California, Solazyme announced that it has won a contract to supply an additional 1,500 gallons of 100% algae derived jet fuel for testing and certification by the U.S. Navy. Solazyme previously received an order from the Navy for 20,000 gallons of renewable algae derived F-76 Naval distillate fuel for use in Navy ships. In [...]

September 25, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0

Boeing says biofuels will be regular source of jet fuel in 3-5 years, algae 8-10

In Washington state, Boeing launched a consumer exhibit on the potential of algae as a feedstock for aviation fuels. The company’s exhibit has debuted at the Future of Flight Museum at Paine Field, with Boeing executives on hand to point out their efforts to make jatropha, algae, camelina and other exotic fuel feedstocks more widely [...]

April 27, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 1

USA Today profiles state of algae jet fuel development

USA Today ran a sweeping review of the state of algae-to-jet fuel development, commenting that the goal of government, environmentalists and industry is to “replace a significant portion of the 19 billion gallons of kerosene that U.S. carriers burn in their planes each year and to do it by the end of the next decade. [...]

January 28, 2009 | Jim Lane | Comments 0