Navy Green: Military Investigates Biofuels to Power Its Ships and Planes
Monday, September 14, 2009 - 16:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Ships powered by algae and planes flying on weeds : that's part of the future the U.S. Navy hopes to bring to fruition. This week, the seagoing branch of the military purchased 40,000 gallons of jet fuel derived from camelina--a weedy relative of canola--and 20,055 gallons of algae-derived diesellike fuel for ships. [More]