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Honeywell Partnering with Airbus, JetBlue Airways and International Aero Engines On Commercial Aviation Biofuels

Posted on May 15, 2008

UOP LLC, a Honeywell company, and Honeywell Aerospace will partner with Airbus, JetBlue Airways, and International Aero Engines to study the production and use of sustainable biofuels for commercial aircraft.The effort will focus on developing and testing renewable energy technology to convert biofeedstocks to commercial aviation fuels, with specific focus on second-generation feedstocks such as algae which do not compete with food or water resources.UOP, a leading developer of refining technology, has already developed process technology to convert natural oils and greases to military jet fue...

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biofuels , renewable