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The US Air Force is demonstrating the use of hydrogen as an alternatefuel source at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. This 25-passenger crew bus is one of the vehicles powered by a hydrogen fuel cell used at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in a demonstration of hydrogen as an alternativefuel source. (US
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Catalytic hydrothermolysis to jet fuel. The standard provides that CHJ fuel, which was developed by Applied Research Associates (ARA), may be blended at up to 50% by volume with conventional jet fuel. Wang et al.
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