LONDON — Airlines have won the backing of a US-based technical standards group to power their planes with a blend of traditional fuel and biofuel from inedible plants, the Air Transport Association said yesterday.
Fuel processed from organic waste or nonfood materials, such as algae or wood chips, may comprise up to 50 percent of the total fuel burned to power passenger flights, ATA spokesman Steve Lott and a Boeing official told Bloomberg. Read more: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2011/06/10/biofuel_blends_approved_for_airlines_ata_says/
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