Tuesday, February 17, 2009

USAF Launches New Biofuel Testing Programme With Camelina Oil

The US Air Force (USAF) is launching a new synthetic fuels programme to fly its fleet on a jet fuel mix that contains biofuel.The service is working toward an ultimate goal of certifying its fleet to use "hydro-treated renewable jet fuel" (HRJ) by about 2013.HRJs are biofuels derived from oils and fats, which can come from products such as animal fat, jatropha and camelina oil and algae.

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