United will fly planes fueled by farm waste, animal fat this summer
This summer, starting on its Los Angeles to San Francisco route, United Airlines will fly commercial jets using a biofuel made out of plant oil and animal fat. In 2013, United agreed to buy 15 million gallons of the fuel, produced in California by AltAir Fuels, over three years, with the option to buy more.…
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Your Next Flight Out of LAX Could Be Fueled By Beef Fat
Your Next Flight Out of LAX Could Be Fueled By Beef Fat
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Read MoreUnique Oakland Biodiesel Project Receives $3.4 Million Grant
Viridis Fuels, a state-of-the-art biodiesel project in Oakland, California, is prepared to receive an official notice of award today for a $3.4 million state grant at a California Energy Commission business meeting in Sacramento. A notice of proposed award to Viridis Fuels was given in December after a revision of the original selection proposal excluded…
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California Energy Commission awards $5M grant to AltAir Fuels to expand renewable diesel production; $3M to GFP Ethanol for sorghum feedstock
The California Energy Commission approved $8 million in grants to two biofuel companies stemming from a solicitation issued earlier this year (PON-13-609: Pilot-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities). AltAir Fuels LLC (earlier post) will receive $5 million to expand production of renewable diesel fuels at its Paramount facility in Los Angeles County from 30 million gallons…
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Read MoreSky’s the Limit – Aviation Biofuels About to Take Off?
For the past decade, commercial production of jet biofuel has become of major interest to international airlines. Renewable Jet A-1 biofuel has two alluring aspects. First, it is a “drop in” fuel – blended 50-50 with conventional Jet A-1 kerosene derived from hydrocarbons, it requires no special engine modifications. Secondly, as the world prepares to…
Read MoreUnited Airlines and AltAir Fuels to Bring Commercial-Scale, Cost-Competitive Biofuels to Aviation Industry
CHICAGO, June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — United Airlines today executed a definitive purchase agreement with AltAir Fuels for cost-competitive, sustainable, advanced biofuels at commercial scale, representing a historic milestone for aviation. With United’s strategic partnership, AltAir Fuels will retrofit part of an existing petroleum refinery to become a 30 million gallon, advanced biofuel refinery near Los Angeles, Calif. AltAir will produce low-carbon,…
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