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From: "George Lendich" <lendich@optusnet.com.au>
To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
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Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA RESEARCHING TURBINE BIOFUELS
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:17:33 +1000
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> From aopa----
> PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA RESEARCHING TURBINE BIOFUELS
> At England's Farnborough Airshow, engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney 
> Canada
> announced that it is leading an industry-university research effort to
> investigate the potential use of biofuels in small- and medium-sized 
> turbine
> engines. The fuels would not compete with human food sources and could
> include jatropha (a succulent plant) and algae-derived biofuels, as well 
> as
> biobutanol, which is derived from the fermentation of livestock feeds. "We
> aim to have a fuel-flexible engine and develop technologies that will 
> allow
> us to offer aircraft manufacturers an innovative and green power 
> solution,"
> said Walter Di Bartolomeo, Pratt & Whitney Canada's vice president of
> engineering. The green fuels project will last four years and is sponsored
> by the governments of Canada and India.

Marc

It seems China has plenty of algae, they should start right away and take 
the pressure off world oil demand. It also seems that because they pump 
sewerage into the ocean, the algae grows readily and they have an abundance 
of primary feed stock.
Always look on the bright side, I always say.
George ( down under)