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IATA’s Call for More Production and Use of Biofuels

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 [...]

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[ More ] December 14th, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Aviation-Fuel, Algae-Fuel-Research |

First Military Aircraft to Fly on Algae-based Jet Fuel – Credit Goes to Solazyme!

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’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 [...]

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[ More ] June 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

Algae Going to Make Airplanes Fly in Future

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 [...]

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[ More ] June 18th, 2011 | 2 Comments | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

Researchers Looking for Algae-based Aviation Fuels

Scientists at National Research Council Canada are looking for the ways for growing algae on an industrial scale to produce aviation fuels. According to Patrick McGinn, the project lead, algae-based biofuel technologies hold a great promise for their use in aviation industry. He added that though algae are produced in a large scale in some [...]

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[ More ] June 3rd, 2011 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Fuel-Research |

Airbus and British Airways Join Hands with Cranfield University

The Sustainable Use of Renewable Fuels (SURF) consortium which  consists of Airbus, BA, Cranfield University, Rolls-Royce, Finnair, London’s Gatwick Airport and IATA recently nnounced that several companies including Airbus and British Airways have teamed up with the UK’s Cranfield University to push forward the use of algae as an alternative fuel for the aviation industry. [...]

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[ More ] September 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae, Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

Continental Airlines Joins the Algae-Fuel Race

Some airlines have been testing different types of biofuel to determine the viability of using sustainable alternatives  such as algae aviation fuel to the Jet-A1 (kerosene) fuel currently used by commercial aviation. Recently, a company called Solazyme has delivered about 1500 gallons of aviation fuel to the US military. Slowly, many other airlines are working [...]

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[ More ] August 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Algae-Aviation-Fuel |

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