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Continental to test algae oil as jet fuel on demo flight in Houston
01:40 PM CST on Monday, December 8, 2008
SEATTLE -- Boeing, airlines and engine makers are testing jet fuel made from algae and a nonfood plant called jatropha.
Continental Airlines says it will test the biofuel on a demonstration flight, with no passengers, Jan. 7 in Houston.
One of the engines of the Boeing 737-800 will be powered with a mix of jet fuel and fuel derived from algae and jatropha seeds. Boeing is a partner in the project that Continental says will be the first using algae as a fuel.
Air New Zealand also is testing jatropha fuel in a 747 jetliner using technology developed by UOP, a Honeywell company.
The Tacoma News Tribune reports Boeing was instrumental in forming the Algal Biomass Organization in Seattle to look for sustainable fuels that don’t use farm land.
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