The U.S Navy’s recent trials of advanced biofuels during the RIMPAC exercises were attacked by critics for, among other things, the price the Navy was paying for the fuels used in a range of ships and aircraft. Today at Wired’s Danger Room Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy Tom Hicks responds to those critics …
Just as the U.S. Navy has conducted biofuel testing in military ships and aircraft off the coast of Hawaii, the Federal Aviation Administration published a Policy Statement on Environmental and Energy Policy for U.S. civil aviation. Yesterday’s policy statement lays out guiding principles which include the importance of advancing sustainable alternative energy aviation fuels. It …
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Advanced biofuels, including those derived from algae, have many benefits over fossil fuels. They are renewable, they can reduce our dependence on imported fuel, and developing a new industry will provide thousands of American jobs. Now it is looking like engines running on biofuels tend to run longer, cleaner and more efficiently.
This is a terrific article by the U-T San Diego’s Jeanette Steele. It is a reminder of the great things this country used to do. . . like the space program. The Navy’s initiative on biofuels is something to take pride in! From the article, Pilot Lt. Cmdr. Jason Fox talked to reporters before heading …
Today the U.S. Navy begins its Green Fleet demonstrations in Hawaii–the largest display of biofueled naval power yet. Biofuels derived from a variety of sources, including algae, will be used in U.S. ships and aircraft as part of the Navy’s effort to reduce its reliance on imported oil. In support of the demonstrations, Mary Rosenthal, …