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	<title>Oilgae Blog &#187; Algae-Aviation-Fuel</title>
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		<title>Algae.Tec and Lufthansa Sign MoU for Algae-based Aviation fuels</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/12/algae-tec-and-lufthansa-signs-mou-for-algae-based-aviation-fuels.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a press release, Georgia-based Algae.Tec Ltd, an advanced algae to biofuels company with a high-yield enclosed algae growth and harvesting system has announced that Algae.Tec Ltd and the major European airline Lufthansa have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly evaluate the potential for algae oil from Algae.Tec&#8217;s bio-reactors to be developed into a sustainable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IATA’s Call for More Production and Use of Biofuels</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/12/iata%e2%80%99s-call-for-more-production-and-use-of-biofuels.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/12/iata%e2%80%99s-call-for-more-production-and-use-of-biofuels.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Fuel-Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is pushing for more production and use of sustainable biofuels. Tony Tyler, IATA’s Director-General and Chief Executive Officer opines that sustainable biofuels are important in achieving the climate change targets and some airlines are already trying them in commercial flights. Virgin Galactic was the first airline to fly with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First US Commercial Algae-Fuel Powered Flight</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/11/first-us-commercial-algae-fuel-powered-flight.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/11/first-us-commercial-algae-fuel-powered-flight.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 13:39:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sumukhi Sreevatsan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[algae biodiesel USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The first US commercial flight by biofuels derived from algae  (Solajet)  has flown from Houston’s IAH airport to Chicago’s O’Hare airport. Solajet,( 40% algae-derived jet fuel) manufactured by Solazyme,complies with the ASTM D7566 specification for ‘synthetic paraffinic kerosene from hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids. (approved in July 2011) Solazyme claims that that they produce  500,000 tonnes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Military Aircraft to Fly on Algae-based Jet Fuel – Credit Goes to Solazyme!</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/first-military-aircraft-to-fly-on-algae-based-jet-fuel-%e2%80%93-credit-goes-to-solazyme.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/first-military-aircraft-to-fly-on-algae-based-jet-fuel-%e2%80%93-credit-goes-to-solazyme.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aircraft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation fuel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally the day has come! Algae fuels tested in a military aircraft! In a Press Release, Solazyme has announced that the US Navy successfully demonstrated Solazyme&#8217;s 100% algal-derived jet fuel, Solajet(R) HRJ-5, in an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter test flight in a 50/50 blend with petroleum-derived jet fuel. This is the first defense aircraft in history [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algae Going to Make Airplanes Fly in Future</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/algae-going-to-make-airplanes-fly-in-future.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/algae-going-to-make-airplanes-fly-in-future.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aviation fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commercial flights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As there has been a constant increase in the price of oil and aviation fuels, the need of the hour is to find a suitable cheap alternative. It’s obvious, algae biofuel is the best choice. Algae biofuels meet the strict jet fuel regulations. Boeing has tested algae fuels in its aircraftsand found it to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ASTM Approves the Use of Algae Biofuels in Passenger Airlines</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/astm-approves-the-use-of-algae-biofuels-in-passenger-airlines.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/06/astm-approves-the-use-of-algae-biofuels-in-passenger-airlines.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae jet fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASTM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ATA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Air Transport Association of America, Inc. (ATA), the industry trade organization for the leading U.S. airlines commended the ASTM International Committee on Petroleum Products and Lubricants for approving a new jet fuel specification that will further enable the use of sustainable alternative fuels in aviation. According to ATA, airlines have gained technical approval to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentinian Algae Company to Fuel Jets Soon</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/04/argentinian-algae-company-to-fuel-jets-soon.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/04/argentinian-algae-company-to-fuel-jets-soon.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 05:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharathi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jet-fuel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[An Argentinian algae company, Biocombustibles del Chebut (BC) claims that its product will soon be available to the aviation industry. According to the Company’s President Marcelo Machin, they have developed a simple and scalable proprietary harvesting system.  The company’s &#8220;Brazil&#8221; blend of algae-derived biofuel will soon undergo certification testing for aviation use in the USA. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biofuels Vital to Aviation Carbon Pledge says Boeing</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/03/biofuels-vital-to-aviation-carbon-pledge-says-boeing.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2011/03/biofuels-vital-to-aviation-carbon-pledge-says-boeing.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 03:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>srividhya</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Energy-Products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.oilgae.com/blog/?p=3052</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For US plane manufacturer Boeing, biofuels will be key to achieving the airline&#8217;s pledges on carbon-neutral growth. Antonio De Palmas, Boeing&#8217;s president for EU and NATO relations said in an interview that Biofuels are highly vital to reach the destination of 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2050. For the complete interview http://www.euractiv.com/en/transport/boeing-biofuels-vital-airlines-carbon-pledge-interview-502989 Share this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S Navy&#8217;s plan of building the great green fleet facilitated by DLA Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2010/11/u-s-navys-plan-of-building-the-great-green-fleet-facilitated-by-dla-energy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2010/11/u-s-navys-plan-of-building-the-great-green-fleet-facilitated-by-dla-energy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shyam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[algae biodiesel USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S navy is consistently progressing on its set target of reducing petroleum use in its commercial fleet by 50 percent by 2015. To showcase its steady steps forward, it recently held an alternate fuels demonstration demonstration showcasing fleets run by 50% algal fuels supplied by Solazyme at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. Navy Secretary Ray [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Powdered algae as fuel source!</title>
		<link>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2010/10/powdered-algae-as-fuel-source.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.oilgae.com/blog/2010/10/powdered-algae-as-fuel-source.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 09:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shyam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[algae biodiesel USA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Algae-Aviation-Fuel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Compact Contractors for America (CCA), a company based in Utah sees dry processed algal biofuel as a serious contender for JP-8 replacement in military aircraft engines and aero-derivative gas turbine power systems. The company’s president is Robert Fulton (a descendent of the Robert Fulton who invented the steamboat). CCA’s process takes dilute algae slurries, with [...]]]></description>
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