Chickens can’t fly very far. But chickens or the fatty parts left after processing could be powering jet flights across the country and around the world in the next few years. Share and Enjoy:

Chickens can’t fly very far. But chickens or the fatty parts left after processing could be powering jet flights across the country and around the world in the next few years. Share and Enjoy:

Continental jet 516–a two-engine Boeing 737-800–completed a two hour test flight out of Houston today with one engine powered by a 50-50 blend of regular petroleum-based jet fuel and a synthetic alternative made from Jatropha and algae. [More] Share and Enjoy:

Fuel from the weed jatropha powered an Air New Zealand jet on a two-hour flight today–the world’s second flight of a commercial jet on biofuel. One out of the four Rolls Royce engines on an Air New Zealand Boeing 747-400 burned a 50-50 blend of regular jet fuel and a bio-version made from jatropha. [...]

Boeing, airlines and engine makers are testing jet fuel made from algae and a nonfood plant called jatropha. Continental Airlines says it will test the biofuel on a demonstration flight, with… Share and Enjoy: