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Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html Plant Powered Planes Can Algae Make Flights Greener? Biofuels could reduce CO2 emissions by 60-80% 1. Farming (Feedstock Growth) Plants absorb CO2 from the 8. Flight Co2 released into the atmosphere when jet fuel burns atmosphere when grown 2. Transport 7. Distribution 3. Processing Oil is extracted from the crops Fuel distributed at airports (1679 airports handle 95% of the world's passengers) 4. Transport 6. Transport 5. Refinery Chemical processes performed to make the fuel suitable for jet engines Air transport currently responsible Biofuel is currently blended in a 50/50 mix with traditional jet fuel because biofuels don't contain aromatics, a necessary component for existing jet engines. for 2% of man-made CO2 emissions (over 600 million tonnes) New biofuels don't compete with valuable farmland Biofuel Crops Halophytes Algae Camelina Jatropha ..... . Halophytes grown in saltwater marshes Camelina grown on arable land as a rotational crop Make up of the Earths surface and Where Biofuel Crops Are Typically Grown Sea Water Occupied land Arid Land Arable Land Fresh Water First generation biofuels (sugar and corn) Algae can produce 15x more oil per square Arable land is in limited supply, making up only competed with farm land and food crops kilometre than other 3.77% of the biofuel crops Earth's surface Biofuel crops can be grown worldwide Optimum locations for growing biofuel crops Jatropha Algae Camelina Lack of refineries increases emissions through transportation Example distribution process for European flights Distribution Refining Transportation Flight Farming The aviation industry has made commitments to reduce carbon emissions by half by 2050 What needs to happen to make biofuels commercially available? Worldwide Reduce Costs Improve Technology Biofuels as they stand don't hold the perfect solution, but they are a move in the right direction. If we continue to consider environmental factors seriously, Distribution Further research Worldwide Reduce emissions and development of all equipment and machinery throughout the whole process. distribution to reduce the cost of crops and refineries so and invest in research and of biofuels development, a sustainable portfolio of fuel types will reduce our reliance on finite and (currently more transportation emissions are expensive than traditional jet fuel). harmful fossil fuels. reduced. The sources Beginners Guide to Biofuels (Air Transport Action Group) http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/thml/boeingaerospace/2008858756_boeingenergy30. html http://www.enviro.aero/Content/Upload/File/BeginnersGuide_Biofuels_WebRes.pdf Synthetic and Biomass Alternate Fueling in Aviation (NASA) http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20090039500_2009040219.pdf For step 8: Bio fuels for aviation (The Environmentalist) http://www.theenvironmentalist.com/old/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=16id=164 Surface of the Earth http://www.windowszuniverse.org/earth/Interior_Structure/surface.html Jet Fuel from Microagal Lipids (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) http://www.nrel.gov/biomass/pdfs/40352.pdf World Airports https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html