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Quoting Burner71 (Reply 3): Petrosun in southeast Texas has quite a few 10 acre ponds currently growing algae for the purpose of oil extraction for jet fuel. Operations began on April 1st. |
Quoting DL767captain (Reply 4): From what i've heard this is the most promising to replace jet fuel. It's easy to grow and in the US all it needs is sunlight |
Quoting Gsosbee (Reply 5): I am involved in an algae effort, and it does appear that as of now this is the most advanced of the replacement fuel efforts. The refined product will we certifiable as a kero replacement. |
Quoting Scouseflyer (Reply 2): Both Methonal (CH3OH) and Ethanol (C2H5OH) can be made from organic matter, crops, foodwaste, sawdust, CO2 from the air and even human sewage! How practial would it be to make jet engines that ran on Methoanl or a number of fuels. |
Quoting Ikramerica (Reply 1): Nothing will replace it any time soon. The efforts are all for show. |
Quoting DL767captain (Reply 4): From what i've heard this is the most promising to replace jet fuel. It's easy to grow and in the US all it needs is sunlight so it can be grown in the desert where there are vast amounts of land so all our production could be domestic with no import need. |
Quoting DL767captain (Reply 4): From what i've heard this is the most promising to replace jet fuel. It's easy to grow and in the US all it needs is sunlight so it can be grown in the desert where there are vast amounts of land so all our production could be domestic with no import need. |