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Old 02-15-2010 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by atpcliff
...That's the same article that I also found today...put it in it's own post...
Yes, I got it from your earlier post. It seems to have been missed by my normal industry news reports. As far as what it indicates politically or otherwise, I really don't take a side on the biofuel debate. If it's cheap and lasts a long time, then great. Rather, I started this thread because every so many months someone came on APC with a question such as "does anyone know what the latest and greatest is on biofuels" and I felt it was something worth keeping track of. I do think some form of biofuel will be adpoted in both commercial and military aviation in the next decade, there are some real advantages to using renewable fuels. I thought switchgrass and jatropha nuts were the best sources but apparently algae may be the better option. It remains to be seen whether they are cheaper than fossil fuels or not. Obviously they aren't right now.
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