Finally a good use for weeds?
January 12, 2009
As reported in The Los Angeles Times and the American Association of Airport Executive daily news, Continental Airlines just completed a test flight using a biofuel in one engine. The Boeing 737 jet utilized a mixture of 50% kerosene and 50% algae and Jatropha in one engine. According to Wikipedia, Jatropha is a succulent plant (and toxic weed) that produces seeds from which Jatropha Oil is extracted. Although some say Jatropha may not be the liberator once thought, Continental Airlines' test is evidence that airlines are among the players searching for much-needed relief from the fuel strangle-hold. Who knows what could be next?
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