Continental flight powered by algae oil based biofuel.
Continental Airlines became the first U.S. commercial carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by alternative fuels. One engine was fueled by a mixture of half algae-based biofuel and traditional jet fuel, the other was fueled solely by jet fuel. The general manager of UOP, a biofuels producer, succinctly sums up the problem. “There isn’t enough sustainable feedstock at the right price point to able to be competitive with petroleum.” Read more here.