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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)
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