U.S. spending $18m on pilot biofuel projects
The U.S. Energy Department is spending $18 million to support four pilot-scale "biorefineries" to test biofuels that could replace diesel used for military vessels, as well as jet fuel and fuels for civilian cars, trucks, and planes, Ship & Bunker reports.
"The innovative biorefinery projects announced today mark an important step toward producing fuels for our American military and the civil aviation industry from renewable resources found right here in the United States," said Energy Secretary Steven Chu.
The projects involve producing fuel from non-food biomass, waste materials, and algae, and the goal is to develop cost-effective products that can replace existing petroleum-based fuels on a drop-in basis.
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