UK firm develops jet fuel made entirely from human sewage
In the UK, BBC reported that Chemists at a lab in Gloucestershire have turned human sewage into kerosene. James Hygate, Firefly Green Fuels CEO, said: “We wanted to find a really low-value feedstock that was highly abundant. And of course poo is abundant.” According to the report, Firefly’s team worked with Cranfield University to examine the fuel’s life cycle carbon impact. It concluded that Firefly’s fuel has a 90% lower carbon footprint than standard jet fuel. “Of course energy would be used (in production), but when looking at the fuel’s life cycle, a 90% saving is mind-blowing, so yes, we have to use energy but it is much lower compared to the production of fossil fuels,” Hygate added. The report also noted that the bio-kerosene is now being tested independently at the DLR Institute of Combustion Technology at the German Aerospace Center, working with Washington State University. Further future testing will also be carried out by the UK SAF clearing House, based at University of Sheffield.
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