Originally Posted by
Clue32
I saw this news in a similar but different article.
I found it interesting that the focus of that article and the test was to reduce carbon emissions and that there was criticism of bio fuel for not significantly reducing emissions.
What wasn't mentioned in the article was that it is a great leap forward in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and potentially reducing the cost of air travel once Bio Jet Fuel is in mass production. I would rather give money to American farmers then rich Saudi princes.
Yup. The problem with biofuels and emmissions is that biofuels don't spring magically from the ground like oil...you have to cultivate the land, harvest, transport, and proccess the feedstock.
All of that takes energy, which usually produces emissions. My guess is the reduction in exhaust emissions of the biofuel engine is not enough to make up for the emissions generated by the production of the biofuel in the first place. Typical fuzzy logic
But the reduction in oil dependency and the renewable aspect might make it worth persuing.