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Boeing Helping to Develop Algae-Powered Jet

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the powerful-pond-scum dept.

jon_cooper writes "Air New Zealand, Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation and Boeing are working together to develop and test a bio-fuel derived from algae. Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation began operating in May last year after it met a request from the local council to deal with excess algae on sewage ponds. Boeing's Dave Daggett was reported this year as saying algae ponds totaling 34,000 square kilometers could produce enough fuel to reduce the net CO2 footprint for all of aviation to zero."

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  1. And in response... by Kohath · · Score: 5, Funny

    And in response, General Dynamics developed a cloud-powered submarine.

    The irony wars have just been joined!

    1. Re:And in response... by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bah, we all knew that the airlines were scum anyway.

      What I really want to see is a mushroom-powered Air Force. If you thought those Hellfire missile explosions were pretty before...

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  2. Opening Line by phantomfive · · Score: 4, Funny
    I love the opening line of the article

    Air New Zealand and airliner manufacturer Boeing are secretly working with Blenheim-based biofuel developer Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation to create the world's first environmentally friendly aviation fuel, made of wild algae. Not so secret anymore.
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