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Biofuels: Jumbo Jet Powered By Organic Oil Takes Flight In China

Biofuel Jumbo Jet

First Posted: 10/28/11 07:30 AM ET Updated: 10/28/11 08:39 AM ET

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BEIJING, China - A jumbo jet powered by fuel made from oily nuts has made a two-hour test flight in Beijing as part of a U.S.-Chinese renewable energy partnership.

The fuel for Friday's flight is one of a series of research projects launched last year by the United States and China, the world's two biggest oil consumers.

The fuel was developed by Boeing Co., Honewell UOP, Chinese oil company PetroChina Ltd. and Air China Ltd.

On Friday morning, an Air China Boeing 747-400 took off from the Beijing airport and flew as officials watched. It landed at the same field.

The companies say such biofuel could be commercially available in three to five years.

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BEIJING, China - A jumbo jet powered by fuel made from oily nuts has made a two-hour test flight in Beijing as part of a U.S.-Chinese renewable energy partnership.The fuel for Friday's flight is one o...
BEIJING, China - A jumbo jet powered by fuel made from oily nuts has made a two-hour test flight in Beijing as part of a U.S.-Chinese renewable energy partnership.The fuel for Friday's flight is one o...
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Daniel Wilcox
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08:28 PM on 10/28/2011
This is great for everyone else. But this really doesn't do anything for the USA other than embarrass it. I'm sorry but we've gotten so dependent on oil that it's holding us back. All of these lobbyists and rich pricks from Texas are insuring that we stick to what they know, oil. So, we sit back watching Amsterdam, Germany, and China conduct test flights using bio-fuels and other natural oils while we suck up more old school oil.
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