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Monday, July 12, 2010 PNW air transport partners launch biofuel initiative A collective of Pacific Northwest air transport organizations and regional academia announced the “Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest” initiative that will analyze “biomass options” for a renewable jet fuel. The partners in the biofuel study are Alaska Airlines, Boeing, Portland International Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Spokane International Airport and Washington State University. The group, which is funding the project, claimed this would be the first of its kind regional analysis of this type of biofuel that could include including algae, agriculturally based oilseeds such as camelina, wood byproducts and other properties unique to the Pacific Northwest. The project is expected to be completed in approximately six months. More Techwire stories CMA CGM christens largest French-flagged containership Emirates SkyCargo logs one mil e-cargoes for month DHL initiates green paper policy Report: Forty percent of Americans access Web via cell phone	Click to browse past stories on the se topics: Logistics Ports & Infrastructure Economic Outlook Environmental Impact Technology
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PNW air transport partners launch biofuel initiative

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