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Honeywell wins US Military biofuels contract

How much and how long does the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) BioFuels program think it will take to commercialize a new conversion process of vegetable and algal oils to jet fuel? About $6.7 million and 18 months. That's the amount of a contract that UOP, a Honeywell company, recently received for the purpose. The goal, being worked on by companies other than UOP as well, is a biofuel that works as well as the kerosene-based JP-8. DARPA is calling for the bio-jet fuel to be produced "from biofeedstock with 90% ... Read more →

Fuel cell runs on synthetic JP-8 diesel fuel Jeremy Korzeniewski

While this new fuel cell technology is only directed at military use, it is another example of how technology is trying to catch up with the needs of real life. In real life combat situations, the ...

Using micro algae for jet fuel Dane Muldoon

Ethanol and biodiesel both have great characteristics for vehicle transport, but what do you use if you want a renewable jet fuel? Biodiesel does not have the extremely low temperature performance ...

Big dollars for renewable military jet fuel research Dane Muldoon

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Defense-Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $5 million in funding to the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University ...

Air Force wants alternative fuel for planes Mike Magda

It's not the formula you would prefer, but the military is testing an alternative fuel for B-52 bombers and other jet-powered aircraft. The main goal is improving domestic sources for fuel and ...

Honeywell wins US Military biofuels contract 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

How much and how long does the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) BioFuels program think it will take to commercialize a new conversion process of vegetable and algal oils to jet fuel? About $6.7 million and 18 months. That's the amount of a contract that UOP, a Honeywell ...

Fuel cell runs on synthetic JP-8 diesel fuel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

While this new fuel cell technology is only directed at military use, it is another example of how technology is trying to catch up with the needs of real life. In real life combat situations, the military would love to have a silent, efficient way to generate the electricity that they need, and ...

Using micro algae for jet fuel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ethanol and biodiesel both have great characteristics for vehicle transport, but what do you use if you want a renewable jet fuel? Biodiesel does not have the extremely low temperature performance for high altitude flight and ethanol is not dense enough and contains only around half the energy ...

Big dollars for renewable military jet fuel research 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) Defense-Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded $5 million in funding to the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota to develop a bio-jet fuel for the U.S. military. The bio-jet fuel will need to be ...

Air Force wants alternative fuel for planes 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's not the formula you would prefer, but the military is testing an alternative fuel for B-52 bombers and other jet-powered aircraft. The main goal is improving domestic sources for fuel and lowering costs, not helping the environment. The Air Force uses up to 3.2 billion gallons of aviation fuel ...


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