Comments on: Continental Airlines and Bio-Fuels http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/ Defending the liberal tradition in history, science, and philosophy. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:15:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ctl http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167379 ctl Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:27:21 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167379 If algal biodiesel fulfills its promises, it's going to be much, much better than extracting oil from the ground and shipping it across the world. Its potential production per acre makes corn look absolutely silly (and corn's biodiesel production is much better than it's ethanol production, btw). If algal biodiesel fulfills its promises, it’s going to be much, much better than extracting oil from the ground and shipping it across the world.

Its potential production per acre makes corn look absolutely silly (and corn’s biodiesel production is much better than it’s ethanol production, btw).

]]> By: CosmicConservative http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167363 CosmicConservative Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:01:52 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167363 Or we could, you know, get oil from oil shale, oil sands and other vast reserves of oil if we need to. <em>CosmicConservative's last blog post..<a href='http://www.cosmicconservative.com/weblog/?p=4598' rel="nofollow">What good is a high school education?</a></em> Or we could, you know, get oil from oil shale, oil sands and other vast reserves of oil if we need to.

CosmicConservative’s last blog post..What good is a high school education?

]]> By: Dean Esmay http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167342 Dean Esmay Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:32:46 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167342 From what I've heard, algae is a lot more efficient too; it takes a lot less algae than corn to make usable quantities of alcohol fuel. Or so I've heard. From what I’ve heard, algae is a lot more efficient too; it takes a lot less algae than corn to make usable quantities of alcohol fuel. Or so I’ve heard.

]]> By: cardeblu http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167341 cardeblu Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:11:00 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167341 I think I've posted about algae fuel before, <a href="http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/04/23/vertigro-turns-algae-into-biofuel/" rel="nofollow">Vertigro</a> (and more in-depth video <a href="http://cc.pubco.net/www.valcent.net/i/misc/Vertigro/index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>).  I consider this to be an extremely viable (but more expensive?) alternative, especially for big fleets.  It basically can be custom made and does not involve a food crop. I think I’ve posted about algae fuel before, Vertigro (and more in-depth video here).  I consider this to be an extremely viable (but more expensive?) alternative, especially for big fleets.  It basically can be custom made and does not involve a food crop.

]]> By: ArnoldHarris http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167337 ArnoldHarris Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:25:20 +0000 http://deanesmay.com/2009/01/09/continental-airlines-and-bio-fuels/#comment-167337 The international aircraft industry, plus various and sundry air forces, have been sitting up and taking notice of synthetic fuels for aircraft for some time now. All are aware that world oil production will begin its terminal peak some time between 2012 and 2018; after which, petroleum production is not thought likely ever again to meet world petroleum demand. I saw online about a year or two ago that the United States Airforce has a contract with synthetic fuels producer located near Freiburg, Germany to buy up much of their planned production of synthetic jet kerosene. By the way, diesel fuel powered some of the early german zeppelins before and during World War I, and also its uses in aircraft engines have been few and far between, they have not been nonexistent. Arnold Harris Mount Horeb WI  The international aircraft industry, plus various and sundry air forces, have been sitting up and taking notice of synthetic fuels for aircraft for some time now. All are aware that world oil production will begin its terminal peak some time between 2012 and 2018; after which, petroleum production is not thought likely ever again to meet world petroleum demand.

I saw online about a year or two ago that the United States Airforce has a contract with synthetic fuels producer located near Freiburg, Germany to buy up much of their planned production of synthetic jet kerosene.

By the way, diesel fuel powered some of the early german zeppelins before and during World War I, and also its uses in aircraft engines have been few and far between, they have not been nonexistent.

Arnold Harris
Mount Horeb WI 

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