Alaska Air demonstrating aviation biofuels

Bellamy Pailthorp — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 01:25:17 +0000

It’s a big week for aviation biofuels.

A United flight took off Monday from Houston, for the first time burning jet fuel that was made from algae-based oil. And Alaska Air begins its demonstration flights from Seattle tomorrow (Wednesday, 2 p.m.) – with fuel made from used cooking oil.

Northwest consortium aiming to become hub for aviation biofuels

Bellamy Pailthorp — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:35:53 +0000

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-970635.mp3

A new industry is emerging in the Pacific Northwest – for development, production and distribution of aviation biofuels.

A consortium called Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest has just spent ten months producing an exhaustive study. They've identified the four-state region of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana as a serious contender in the race to produce environmentally friendly jet fuels.