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Boeing Begins Jet Biofuel Initiative

September 26, 2008 5:00 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has teamed up with 10 airlines, including Air France, Continental, and Virgin Atlantic, to form a Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group. Flightglobal reports that the group will look for ways to make renewable jet fuel, with the goal of at least partially replacing fossil fuel used in airplanes with biofuel by 2013. Boeing is funding two studies on making jet fuel from algae or the plant jatropha, being done at the Natural Resources Defense Council and Yale.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: airplanes, biofuels, Boeing, Flightglobal

"Super Blimp" Aims For Canadian Resources

July 30, 2008 7:00 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

The JHL-40 "superaircraft" was designed by SkyHook and will be manufactured by Boeing. JHL stands for "Jess Heavy Lifter." (SkyHook International)

Natural resources in the far north of Canada - such as oil, natural gas, timber and rare metals - are difficult to reach. But one company has developed a neutrally buoyant aircraft, heavier than a blimp but lighter than an airplane, designed to operate in temperatures down to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. The Discovery Channel reports that Boeing has contracted to build the craft, which will be able to lift 80,000 pounds and should be available in 2012.

Web pick posted by Neil Savage, Xconomy.com

Tags: blimp, Boeing, Canada, Discovery Channel, SkyHook