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Boeing and Honeywell to investigate halophytes

Haldane

on October 6, 2009 12:13 PM | Permalink

Boeing, Honeywell UOP and Masdar Institute have today announced they will be undertaking in-depth study into halophytes as potential sources of second-generation biofuels. These grasses can grow in very arid land and salt water and are not a food source. Preliminary investigations have shown that they can provide a lot of oil per hectare of land used, so could be a potentially lucrative source of fuels. We had Darrin Morgan, Boeing's director of biofuels at the Greener Skies event today and he spoke with us before his presentation...