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Boeing, UAE partners make progress with oilseed halophytes as feedstock for renewable jet fuel; desert plants fed by seawater

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Boeing and research partners in the United Arab Emirates have made breakthroughs in sustainable aviation biofuel development, finding that desert plants fed by seawater (the oilseed-producing halophyte Salicornia bigelovii ) can produce biofuel more efficiently than other well-known feedstocks. The ISEAS concept.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

Cars That Think

Leading the boom is the photovoltaic (PV) panel, which converts sunlight into electricity using semiconductors. Pennsylvania, United States Solarflux's prototype unit is a simplified, lower-cost version of a decades-old concept, operating at Pennsylvania State University's campus in Berks County.