Mitch Cronin Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBloc...c-a361d96fc87c& "The biofuel flight will use a Boeing Next-Generation 737 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines. CFM is a 50/50 joint company of General Electric Company and Snecma (SAFRAN Group). In the months leading up to the flight, Continental, Boeing and GE will work together and with an undisclosed fuel provider to identify sustainable fuel sources that don't impact food crops, water resources or contribute to deforestation, and which can be produced in sufficient quantities to support a pre-flight test schedule that includes laboratory and ground-based jet engine performance testing to ensure compliance with stringent aviation fuel performance and safety requirements." Wow! Best of luck to them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 http://aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBloc...c-a361d96fc87c& "The biofuel flight will use a Boeing Next-Generation 737 equipped with CFM International CFM56-7B engines. CFM is a 50/50 joint company of General Electric Company and Snecma (SAFRAN Group). In the months leading up to the flight, Continental, Boeing and GE will work together and with an undisclosed fuel provider to identify sustainable fuel sources that don't impact food crops, water resources or contribute to deforestation, and which can be produced in sufficient quantities to support a pre-flight test schedule that includes laboratory and ground-based jet engine performance testing to ensure compliance with stringent aviation fuel performance and safety requirements." Wow! Best of luck to them!! Liquid fuel from algae. That's the fuel many consider will be the bio-product that replaces Jet in fuel tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFL Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Liquid fuel from algae. That's the fuel many consider will be the bio-product that replaces Jet in fuel tanks. Or Synfuel (liquid) from coal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagger Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Or Synfuel (liquid) from coal. There will be various options, but I'm more excited about algae because if it works - yes, a big if - it is limitless, relatively cheap to produce and can be produced anywhere, and won't ever be tied to the price of coal or corn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 On a related note, algae can be used for jet fuel, and they can produce Cellulosic Ethanol to run the equipment on the ground. Cellulosic Ethanol It appears that the benefit of cellulosic ethanol is that it doesn't require grain crops to produce, and with the improvements coming along, it could help dispose of a large part of our garbage. Hopefully Canada can jump on this and become almost energy efficient as Brazil. Iceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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