Aviation biofuel development takes off at WSU

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Gardner |
PULLMAN – A major WSU effort to develop aviation biofuel is underway with the announcement of a strategic initiative called the “Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest” project; the first of its kind in the U.S. In partnership with Alaska Airlines, Boeing, the Port of Seattle, The Port of Portland, and Spokane International Airport, the project will look at biomass options within a four-state region as possible sources for creating renewable jet fuel.
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Cavalieri |
“WSU scientists are already working on overcoming the obstacles standing in the way of efficiently using biomass to make bio-aviation fuel,” said Ralph Cavalieri, director of WSU’s Agricultural Research Center.
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Chen |
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Hulbert |

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