FAA Doles Out Next-Gen Jet Fuel Grants

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week plans to award eight companies supply contracts to help advance alternative, environmentally friendly  jet fuels. The funds, totaling $7.7 million, support companies developing processes that produce drop-in replacements for jet fuels from feedstock sources such as alcohols, sugars, biomass, and pyrolysis oils. LanzaTech (Aukland, New Zealand) received $3 million to produce 100-plus gallons of jet fuel for testing by the U.S. Air Force. The company, headed by...

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