Thu, Jun 23, 2011
Letters Of Intent Signed To Negotiate Purchase Of
Biomass-Derived Jet Fuel from Solena Fuels
A core group of seven major airlines have signed letters of
intent to purchase a future supply of jet fuel derived exclusively
from biomass to be produced in northern California, according to
the the Air Transportation Association.
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Solena Fuels' "GreenSky California" biomass-to-liquids (BTL)
facility in Northern California (Santa Clara County) will utilize
post-recycled urban and agricultural wastes to produce up to 16
million gallons of neat jet fuel (as well as 14 million gallon
equivalents of other energy products) per year by 2015 to support
airline operations at Oakland (OAK), San Francisco (SFO) and/or San
Jose (SJC). The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric
tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing
jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local
pollutants than petroleum-based fuels.
"Today's (Monday's) announcement reinforces the ongoing steps
that ATA member airlines are taking to stimulate competition in jet
fuel production, contribute to the creation of green jobs, and
promote energy security through economically viable alternatives
that also demonstrate global and local environmental benefits,"
said ATA President and CEO Nicholas E. Calio. "It is through the
leadership and commitment of ATA member airlines and the Commercial
Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) that we are able to
bring this groundbreaking alternative aviation fuels project in
California to fruition."
American Airlines and United Continental Holdings led the
development of the agreement with Solena and were joined by five
additional ATA member airlines – Alaska Airlines, FedEx,
JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and US Airways – and ATA
associate member Air Canada in signing the letters of intent, as
well as Frontier Airlines and Lufthansa German Airlines. ATA is a
co-founding and co-leading member of CAAFI, which is dedicated to
the development and deployment of commercially viable,
environmentally friendly alternative aviation fuels.
Solena Fuels is a platform company developing facilities
worldwide to produce sustainable aviation and marine fuels from
biomass.
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