Solazyme Wins Navy Contract to Provide 100% Algal Based Jet Fuel for Compatibility Testing
24 September 2009
The US Department of Defense has selected Solazyme, Inc. to provide 1,500 gallons of 100% algae derived jet fuel for testing and certification by the US Navy. Earlier this month, Solazyme was awarded a separate Navy contract to provide R&D and delivery of more than 20,000 gallons of renewable algae derived F-76 Naval distillate fuel for use in Navy ships. (Earlier post.)
At that time, the Defense Energy Support Center (DESC) also awarded Sustainable Oils a contract for 40,000 gallons of camelina-based Hydrotreated Renewable HRJ-5 for Navy aviation use.
In fulfillment of the new jet fuel contract, Solazyme will utilize its large-scale algal renewable oil production process in conjunction with renewable jet fuel processing technology from Honeywell’s UOP. Together they will provide SolaHRJET-5 renewable algae derived jet fuel for testing and fuel certification to confirm it meets all military specifications and functional requirements.
This agreement between Solazyme and the DoD comes almost a year after Solazyme announced making the world’s first 100% algae derived jet fuel. Solazyme’s algal-aviation fuel, as analyzed in September 2008 by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), passed all eleven of the key specifications tested in order to meet the ASTM D1655 standard for Aviation Turbine Fuel. (Earlier post.) The tested specifications included the key measurements for density, thermal oxidative stability, flashpoint, freezing point, distillation and viscosity among others.
At how much per gallon? Is the price that embarrassing?
Posted by: kelly | 24 September 2009 at 12:40 PM
Just more very expensive pretense by government officials that bio-fuels can reduce CO2 without destroying nature. Oil funds have paid for this result so a high price on oil caused by internal speculation can be justified. Only %5 of the old redwoods still exist according to the recent National Geographic. ..HG..
Posted by: Henry Gibson | 24 September 2009 at 02:45 PM
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Global Warming causes men to go bald. This MUST be stopped!!!
Praise be unto Algore.
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Posted by: The Goracle | 24 September 2009 at 05:41 PM
Global Warming also causes some men to obsess..
Posted by: kelly | 24 September 2009 at 06:06 PM