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| Air Force signs $65M deal with startup to test 'sustainable' fuel production | |
| 2023-03-03 | |
| [FoxNews] The startup Air Company announced Tuesday that it had won a contract from the Department of Defense Innovation Unit and the U.S. Air Force for its AIRMADE "sustainable" aviation fuel. "This will enable the production of on-site fuel, reducing emissions [and] offering a safe fuel source," the company said on Twitter. The $65 million deal for testing production comes after Air Company CEO Gregory Constantine told Axios action was taken following a successful jet test flight last year than ran solely on unblended sustainable aviation fuel. The contract will allow Air Company to test whether it can make that fuel in remote locations and it includes certain milestones related to the number of gallons Air Company will produce.
"The contract is tiered out over the next several years," a spokesperson told TechCrunch, noting that Air Company aims to work with the Air Force to produce "tens of hundreds of gallons," and later "tens of thousands of gallons," of jet fuel. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #6 *Bah. Humbug!* This is akin to photovoltaic panels in that it is "useful" for niche, repeat niche applications. For example that sensor on a pole miles from the nearest electrical lines should have a solar cell bonnet. A distillery that produces gallons per day is just not cost effective for military operations that can demand fuel by the tanker load daily... |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-03-03 14:58 |
| #5 Save the junk fuel for those Congressional junket trips. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-03-03 07:56 |
| #4 Strategic missions will always be flown on certified JP-1. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-03-03 07:26 |
| #3 Completely impractical in the field. Green energy is low yield, logistically impractical and too vulnerable to attack. Small nukes to power is also a bad idea. You don't want your enemy to overrun the base and get their hands on a load of Highly Enriched Uranium. If for some cosmic reason the US runs out of oil, convert coal to kerosene. doesn't do anything more than enrich well connected people. Bombardier to pilot: over target. |
| Posted by: Spaish Platypus1029 2023-03-03 07:21 |
| #2 Recovering 'the angel's share'? |
| Posted by: Oscar Elmeang2384 2023-03-03 07:20 |
| #1 ...In and of itself, the concept is not a bad thing - every drop of usable, consumable fuel we can create at a forward location is a drop we don't have to fly/truck in. My concern is that this is more green-pie-in-the-sky that doesn't do anything more than enrich well connected people. Mike |
| Posted by: MikeKozlowski 2023-03-03 07:02 |