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Jet Fuel Derived From Used Cooking Oil Certified Airworthy for Large-Scale Production in China

A Chinese petroleum company just obtained an airworthiness certificate for their new biological jet fuel made of used cooking oil. It will be the first...

Engineers Turn Water into Carbon-Neutral Jet Fuel Using Solar Radiation

A carbon-neutral synthesis of kerosene, or jet fuel, has been produced by scientists, made by combining sunlight with water. 5% of human emissions are generated...

Carbon-Negative Plant Opens in Turkey Turning Algae Into Bio-Jet Fuel and So Much More

Europe's first large-scale biorefinery for turning algae into fuels and feedstocks has been completed on the Black Sea shore of Istanbul. Set to head up...

This Plant-Based Jet Fuel Can Reduce Emissions by 68% – Without Displacing Crops

Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with a sustainable alternative derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according...

Researchers Pull Carbon Out of the Sky And Convert it to Instant Jet Fuel, Reshaping Aviation For Good

A simple, yet world-altering method of sucking CO2 from the air into airplanes where it is converted directly to jet fuel is described in...

Boeing Airline Partnership Grows Desert Superplants for Green Jet Fuel

As the world seeks to reduce carbon emissions, the aviation field is making major advancements. A new research facility the size of four football fields...

Jet Fuel From Garbage Will Power British Airlines Planes

Come 2017, British Airways could be able to fuel flights from London to New York on trash. The airline has partnered with Washington, D.C.-based Solena...
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Virgin Develops Jet Fuel With Half the Carbon Footprint of Others

Virgin Atlantic Airways and LanzaTech are developing an aviation fuel that will cut in half the carbon footprint of conventional flights. Instead of using plant stock...
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Passenger Spots Leaking Jet Fuel, Averts Mid-Ocean Crash

Staff Sgt. Bartek Bachleda spotted a fuel leak during take-off and possibly saved the lives of more than 300 airline passengers in route...
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Encouraging Results for Renewable Jet Fuel Tests

A company called Sustainable Power says it has been working with “an undisclosed airline” to test a blend of petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-fuel...

Virgin Atlantic Flight from London Makes History as First Transatlantic Jet Using 100% Sustainable Fuel

It's one thing to power green aviation in Europe where flights take 30 minutes to 3 hours; it's another thing to send a jetliner...

First Flight of Regional Jet Powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cells–40-Seater is Largest Ever to Fly

A fledgling energy company looking to develop true zero-emissions aircraft just took a massive leap forward with the first-ever regional passenger flight powered principally...

Jet Flown by United Airlines Entirely Powered by 100% Plant-Based Fuel from Corn Stalk Waste

A United Airlines flight from Chicago O'Hare to D.C. Reagan National is nothing to write home about, but the 100 people who were aboard...

Historic First: Fighter Jet Takes Flight Powered Only by Biofuel

The EA-18G "Green Growler" is the first of many that will be taking to the skies using only renewable fuel.
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Air Force Improves Energy Efficiency in Jets, Fuel

The US Air Force has developed an energy plan focused on reducing demand and increasing efficiency. For instance, 99 percent of the Air Force fleet...
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Boeing, Virgin Join Group Committed to Biofuel for Commercial Jets

Boeing last week joined Virgin Atlantic and eight other major air carriers, along with Honeywell's energy arm, in an organized effort to develop new...

Dubai Company Buys Used Cooking Oil to Turn Into Biofuel for Cars Citywide to Reduce CO2 Emissions

A Dubai-based company Lootah Biofuels is producing biodiesel from used cooking oil bringing sustainable transportation options to a major oil-producing country. The result is a...

Revolutionary New Clean Fuel Developed that Could See Cars Being Powered by Sunshine

An environmentally clean fuel made from the power of the sun has been devised by scientists which could revolutionize motoring. The solar-powered technology converts carbon...

Hydrogen-Powered Swiss Jet May Herald Return of Supersonic Flight–And Cut Travel Time By 75%

A European firm is hoping to revive the dream of commercial hypersonic travel with a prototype that will reduce flight times by 75%. Unlike several...

100% Hydrogen-Powered Jet Engine Successfully Tested by EasyJet and Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce and easyJet yesterday confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a modern jet engine on green...