Continental Airlines to Test Bio-fuels |
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| By Chris Welch in BioFuel | December 8, 2008 | |
Continental Airlines will test a Boeing 737-800 fueled partially by biofuel on Janurary 7th. This test flight will be powered with a mix of traditional jet fuel and a biofuel made from algae and jatropha plants. This will be the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner.
Not sure what jatropha is? Check out Michael’s post on jatropha here.
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Green News from Around the Green Blogosphere | Red Jellyfish said,
[...] Continental Airlines to Test Bio-fuels [...]
david said,
great idea but i wouldn’t want to be on the test flight. i wonder what the next step will be if everything proves successful?
Lunch Break Eco Links Of The Week | Modern Eco Homes said,
[...] Continental Airlines will test a Boeing 737-800 fueled partially by biofuel on January 7th. This will be the first biofuel-powered demonstration flight of a U.S. commercial airliner. The test will be powered with a mix of traditional jet fuel and a biofuel made from algae and jatropha plants. GroovyGreen has the whole story. [...]
farmcommunities.com said,
Japan Airlines or JAL is also planning for a test run this January 2009, making use of camelina-based biofuel and hopefully it will be successful as it will boost farmers’ profit. It will also encourage eco-friendly communities to develop more eco-friendly alternatives to our major pollutants. This is really a good sign that people are getting more conscious of their environment.
Spikey said,
Great Post. It’s about time people started paying more attention to this topic. We definitely need to change the way everything works, and this is a start.
Ho said,
maybe they can start with flying cargo