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Solazyme succeeds at creating jet fuel from algae

Bio-powered flight is not the exclusive dream of San Francisco startup Solazyme. There have bee recent bio-flight advancements from Virgin Airlines, which flew from London to Amsterdam using biofuel in February, and the BioJet I. But Solazyme announced it has reached a small milestone that could make greener flying easier for everyone: it has created jet fuel from algae. This new bio-jet fuel source is not up for mass production quite yet. The first test batch was just 5 to 10 gallons, but the company said that it "had passed eleven tests ... Read more →

American Airlines flies from Chicago to London ... with five passengers on board Sebastian Blanco

Photo by Dyobmit. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Airplane travel is getting more expensive, and one of the reasons is the rising cost of the fuel. If you're American Airlines, one ...

Airbus completes world first GTL-powered flight Jeremy Korzeniewski

The aircraft industry is feeling the heat when it comes to their emissions just as the automakers are. In an effort to reduce air travel's carbon footprint, Airbus is testing a new type of aircraft ...

Solazyme succeeds at creating jet fuel from algae 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Bio-powered flight is not the exclusive dream of San Francisco startup Solazyme. There have bee recent bio-flight advancements from Virgin Airlines, which flew from London to Amsterdam using biofuel in February, and the BioJet I. But Solazyme announced it has reached a small milestone that could ...

American Airlines flies from Chicago to London ... with five passengers on board 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by Dyobmit. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Airplane travel is getting more expensive, and one of the reasons is the rising cost of the fuel. If you're American Airlines, one apparently viable option is to burn 22,000 gallons of fuel to fly five passengers from Chicago to London. ...

Airbus completes world first GTL-powered flight 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The aircraft industry is feeling the heat when it comes to their emissions just as the automakers are. In an effort to reduce air travel's carbon footprint, Airbus is testing a new type of aircraft fuel called GTL, which is a liquid fuel made from natural gas. Natural gas emits the least amount of ...


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