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Fuel Additives for Diesel, Gasoline and Aviation

Fuel additives are the chemicals that are used to enhance the properties of the fuel to which these are added. These are mixed with fuel such as gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel, fuel oil, etc. to improve fuel efficiency and economy. These help the fuel in meeting environmental emission control standards and improve engine or vehicle performance. Apart from these qualities, the ...

Feb. 26, 2013

New global standard for management of aviation fuel quality

The Energy Institute (EI) and the Joint Inspection Group (JIG) have today (on November 14, 2013) published EI/JIG Standard 1530 Quality assurance requirements for the manufacture, storage and distribution of aviation fuels to airports (1st edition), representing a major step forward for the aviation fuel supply industry. EI/JIG Standard 1530 has been produced in response to the concern that there ...

Nov. 14, 2013

By Energy Institute (EI)

EI revises handbook on aviation fuel cleanliness

The Energy Institute (EI) today (Nov 19, 2014) has published EI 1550 Handbook on equipment used for the maintenance and delivery of clean aviation fuel (2nd edition), updating one of the key information resources for the aviation fuel supply industry. The first edition, published in 2007, became one of the most widely distributed EI publications and was cited by the International Civil Aviation ...

Nov. 19, 2014

By Energy Institute (EI)

ASTM Aviation Fuel Standard Now Specifies Bioderived Components

Renewable fuels can now be blended with conventional commercial and military jet (or gas turbine) fuel through requirements in the newly issued edition of ASTM D7566-11, Specification for Aviation Turbine Fuel Containing Synthesized Hydrocarbons. The revised standard was approved July 1, 2011. Through the new provisions included in ...

Jul. 1, 2011

By ASTM International

Neste Oil and Lufthansa satisfied with results of renewable aviation fuel trial

Neste Oil CorporationPress release15 March 2012 at 2 pm (EET) Neste Oil and Lufthansa satisfied with results of renewable aviation fuel trial Neste Oil and Lufthansa tested Neste Oil's NExBTL renewable aviation fuel on a total of 1,187 flights between Frankfurt and Hamburg last year and ...

Mar. 15, 2012

By Neste

Neste Oil`s renewable aviation fuel to be featured at the Paris Air Show

Neste Oil Corporation Press release17 June 2011 at 1.15 pm Neste Oil's renewable aviation fuel to be featured at the Paris Air Show Neste Oil is to take part in the Paris Air Show this June (20.6-26.6) to showcase its NExBTL renewable aviation fuel. Based on Neste Oil's proprietary ...

Jun. 17, 2011

By Neste

Electric Aircraft – the Newest Trend in Aviation

Ground vehicles are not the only form of transportation making strides in eco-friendly technology. Before long, your aircraft tugs may be pulling ...

Jun. 17, 2016

By DJProducts, Inc.

Biofuels an important step in achieving a greener aviation industry

Aircraft emissions, ground transportation and related travel in the airline and airports business contribute to air pollution and global warming, and carbon reduction in this area has long been an area of research. In 2008 alone, U.S. passenger and cargo airline operations required 16.1 billion gallons or approximately 382.4 million barrels of jet fuel. Commercial aviation consumes 3.0 million ...

Sep. 15, 2009

By Frost & Sullivan

Boeing, Airbus and Embraer to Collaborate on Aviation Biofuel Commercialization

GENEVA, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing (NYSE: BA), Airbus and Embraer today signed a memorandum of understanding to work together on the development of drop-in, affordable aviation biofuels. The three leading airframe manufacturers agreed to seek collaborative opportunities to speak in unity to government, biofuel producers and other key ...

Mar. 22, 2012

By The Boeing Company

/ CORRECTION - United States' Department of Energy Selects Imperium Renewables as Part of Consortium to Continue Advances in Renewable Aviation Fuels

In the news release, "United States' Department of Energy Selects Imperium Renewables as Part of Consortium to Continue Advances in Renewable Aviation Fuels," issued earlier today by Imperium Renewables, we are advised by the company that the final sentence of the first paragraph should read "The consortium also includes The Boeing Company, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and ...

Sep. 1, 2011

Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil`s renewable aviation fuel

Neste Oil CorporationPress release15 July 2011 at 11:30 am (EET) Lufthansa began regularly scheduled flights using Neste Oil's renewable aviation fuel The pioneering cooperation between Neste Oil and Lufthansa in the area of aviation biofuels saw Lufthansa begin commercial flights ...

Jul. 15, 2011

By Neste

Neste Oil to produce renewable aviation fuel as part of the EU-funded ITAKA project

Neste Oil CorporationPress release19 December 2012 10:00 a.m. (EET) Neste Oil to produce renewable aviation fuel as part of the EU-funded ITAKA project Neste Oil has joined the ITAKA (Initiative Towards Sustainable Kerosene for Aviation) project, which is being funded by the EU to ...

Dec. 19, 2012

By Neste

DOE Hosts Alternative Aviation Fuels Workshop, New LUC Emissions Research Discussed

On September 14-15, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted a two-day workshop with lead experts on aviation biofuels exploring opportunities to increase competitiveness of alternative jet fuels. The Alternative Aviation Fuel Workshop was organized in four parallel breakout ...

Sep. 23, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Biofuels’ Share of the Aviation and Marine Fuel Market Will Surpass 6 Percent in the United States by 2024

Aviation and marine biofuels represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the global biofuels market. In the last five years, more than 40 commercial airlines around the world have flown an estimated 600,000 miles powered at least in part by biofuels. Click to tweet: According to a recent report from ...

Jul. 15, 2014

By Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NCI)

United States' Department of Energy Selects Imperium Renewables as Part of Consortium to Continue Advances in Renewable Aviation Fuels

Imperium Renewables is part of a partnership led by LanzaTech that has been chosen as one of three recipients of up to US $4 million by the United States' Department of Energy (DOE) to continue work to develop renewable jet fuel. The consortium also includes The Boeing Company, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the Port of Seattle. "This grant will help ...

Sep. 1, 2011

Boeing, Japanese Aviation Industry Unveil Biofuel `Roadmap` to 2020 Olympics

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Japanese aviation industry stakeholders have charted a course to develop sustainable aviation biofuel for flights during the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, when millions of people are expected to visit Japan. The Initiatives for Next Generation Aviation Fuels (INAF) – a consortium of 46 organizations including Boeing, ANA (All Nippon Airways), ...

Jul. 10, 2015

By The Boeing Company

Boeing Statement Regarding USDA-FAA Partnership on Aviation Biofuels

CHICAGO - Boeing (NYSE: BA) Vice President, Environment and Aviation Policy, Billy M Glover, issued the following statement in the wake of today's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Federal Aviation Administration that the two agencies have agreed to work together to bring sustainable biofuels into production for the aviation industry. "Today's ...

Oct. 21, 2010

By The Boeing Company

Boeing, Aeromexico, And Mexico’s Airports And Auxiliary Services Join To Develop Aviation Biofuels

On February 24, 2016, Boeing, Aeromexico, and Mexico's Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) announced the start of a collaboration to advance research and development of sustainable biojet fuel in Mexico. The program will work with ...

Mar. 4, 2016

By Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Honeywell`s UOP Receives Contract to Demonstrate Technology for Conversion of Alcohol to Aviation Biofuel

DES PLAINES, Ill., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it has been awarded a $1.1 million contract from the Federal Aviation ...

Dec. 1, 2011

By Honeywell

Boeing, South African Airways Look to First Harvest of Energy-Rich Tobacco to Make Sustainable Aviation Biofuel

Boeing [NYSE:BA] and South African Airways (SAA) announced today that South African farmers will soon harvest their first crop of energy-rich tobacco plants, an important step towards using the plants to make sustainable aviation biofuel. Boeing and SAA, along with partners SkyNRG and Sunchem SA, also officially launched Project Solaris, their collaborative effort to develop an aviation biofuel ...

Dec. 9, 2014

By The Boeing Company

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