November 7, United Airlines flight from Houston to fly Chicago to use 40% bio-fuels, this is the first U.S. use of biofuels for commercial flights. United States Alaska Airlines put 75 flights into the first use of 20% of biofuels on 9.
In recent years, although scientists have to find out how extract jet fuel from animal fat, waste, shrubs and other substances of the method, but its high cost prohibitive to many airlines. Alaska Airlines CEO Ayer (Bill Ayer), said: "This fuel is too expensive, the cost is six times than using conventional fuels, we hope that as the technology advances, the cost of biofuels can come down. Since 2009, jet fuel rose 87 percent to $ 3.11 per gallon. Airlines urgently need to have diversified low-cost alternative fuel, also can reduce carbon emissions. But suffer from small-scale bio-fuel has been produced, resulting into the production costs even higher than normal fuel.
U.S. advanced biofuels and bio-products Federation executive director of Olivares (Jose Olivares) said: "At present, bio-fuel production capacity is only so big, the challenges we face is whether to reduce the cost to generate with ordinary oil fuel as well." Alaska Airlines $ 17 per gallon of price from the power fuel company (Dynamic Fuels) to purchase 28,000 gallons of bio-fuels. The company is mainly engaged in refining of fuel from the animal waste and cooking oil, many raw materials are come from local restaurants. But the bio-fuel for the aircraft is manufactured in strict accordance with predetermined requirements, because a higher standard aircraft oil, need more than regular diesel fuel and oil resistance to extreme temperature resistance. Only in great demand, the plant will increase production. Ayer said: "This fuel cost is a bit high, but our hope is to stimulate the production of enthusiasm for this emerging industry." Despite the current economic situation is not optimistic about the airline, but first try to enter the bio-fuel market depth. It is reported that the airline plans to buy the total over 1 billion gallons of biofuels. United Airlines also promised to buy 20 million gallons of bio-fuels each year from 2014, the equivalent of the company in 2010 total fuel consumption of 0.6%. The company require bio-fuel must be able to reduce 50% of carbon emissions, the cost must be competitive.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy and the Navy will fund the aviation industry $ 510 million to stimulate the production of biofuels to reach the scale of commercial use. The project aims at supporting the emerging bio-fuel manufacturers and help them explore the potential of warships and aircraft markets. It is reported that the funds will be released beginning next year.
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