The Uncertain Future of Jet Fuel

2021-07-04

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References:

[1] https://www.carbonbrief.org/aviation-consume-quarter-carbon-budget

[2] https://www.ge.com/gas-power/products/gas-turbines/lm6000

[3] http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/7031/ge-powers-turbines-with-ethanol-in-brazil/#:~:text=Two%20of%20GE's%2043.5%20megawatt,to%20be%20powered%20by%20ethanol.

[4] https://www.chevron.com/-/media/chevron/operations/documents/aviation-tech-review.pdf

[5] https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/chemistry/petroleum

[6] https://nwfuel.ca/whats-deal-winter-diesel/

[7] https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/w/war-damage-reports/uss-franklin-cv-13-war-damage-report-no-56.html

[8] https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/ethanol-water-d_989.html &

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ethanol#:~:text=Ethanol%20appears%20as%20a%20clear,Vapors%20are%20heavier%20than%20air.

[9] https://www.engineering.iastate.edu/brl/files/2011/10/brl_biomassprop_volumetricenergydensity.pdf & https://neutrium.net/properties/specific-energy-and-energy-density-of-fuels/

[10] https://www.pnas.org/content/117/23/12576

[11] https://www.airbus.com/newsroom/press-releases/en/2021/03/aviation-leaders-launch-first-inflight-100-sustainable-aviation-fuel-emissions-study-on-commercial-passenger-jet.html

[12] https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-study-confirms-biofuels-reduce-jet-engine-pollution

[13] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-norway-airplane-biofuels/airlines-get-ready-for-jet-biofuel-take-off-in-norway-idUSKBN1XV1TQ

[14] https://simpleflying.com/sas-2019-financial-results/

[15] https://news.stanford.edu/2019/03/18/new-way-generate-hydrogen-fuel-seawater/

[16] https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/hydrogen-storage

[17] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1002007116303240#:~:text=However%2C%20hydrogen%20compression%20to%20700,L%20for%20gasoline%20%5B22%5D.

[18] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032197000075

[19] I can’t be arsed to find a reference for this one. I have a masters degree in aeronautical engineering, just trust me.

[20] https://www.airbus.com/innovation/zero-emission/hydrogen/zeroe.html

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