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Boeing finds significant potential in "Green Diesel" as a sustainable jet fuel

Seattle, Usa - The company is working with the US FAA to gain approval for aircraft to fly with this

Boeing has identified "Green diesel", a renewable fuel used in ground transportation, as a significant new source of sustainable aviation biofuel that emits at least 50 percent less carbon dioxide than fossil fuel over its lifecycle. The company is working with the US Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholders to gain approval for aircraft to fly on green diesel, further reducing the aviation...

fra/pec - 1157623
Rome, Italy, 01/15/2014 16:05
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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