2 September 2015 – Valley Journal
Leftover tree parts from logging operations usually end up as piles of useless ash, but academic researchers and tribal forestry officials hope that recent projects will result in less waste and a possible energy market for local forest products.
8 July 2015 – Puget Sound Business Journal
Timber companies, environmentalists and airplane manufacturers might seem unlikely bedfellows, but that’s exactly what’s shaping up here in Jet City.
18 June 2015 – GE Reports/Ideas
More than 135,000 people will visit the Paris Air Show this week to explore the next generation of aviation innovation. Developing the next generation of aviation jet fuels must be a part of this conversation.
6 June 2015 – Washington Forest Protection Association
It was just a few years ago that a coalition of aviation companies and other stakeholders were banding together to figure out a way to fly jetliners on fuel made from woody biomass generated by Northwest forests. And it was also a few years ago that Washington State Forester Aaron Everett said at the annual meeting of the Washington Forest Protection Association that the state Department of Natural Resources is bullish …more
5 June 2015 – Domestic Fuel
Gevo’s technology to convert wood waste to biojet fuel has achieved a breakthrough in its fermentation technology and will soon “catch air” as its soars in the sky in test flights. The wood waste is first converted to isobuanol and then converted into alcohol-to-jet fuel.
4 June 2015 – The Street
Gevo shares are up 16.47% to $3.95 on heavy volume in early market trading on Thursday after the renewable chemicals and biofuels company announced that patented wood waste derived jet fuel would be used in a first ever test flight.
4 June 2015 – The Spokesman Review
Next year, Alaska Airlines will undertake a demonstration flight using 1,000 gallons of biofuel made from woody debris from Northwest forests.
4 June 2015 – Biofuels Digest
In Washington state, Alaska Airlines is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the tree limbs and branches that remain after a forest harvest.
3 June 2015 – Juneau Empire
Alaska Airlines and Washington State University are teaming up to explore the use of biofuels made from forest residuals, such as tree limbs and branches leftover from forest harvests, to power aircraft.
3 June 2015 – WSU News
Washington state’s hometown airline is teaming up with the Washington State University-led Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) to advance the production and use of alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the tree limbs and branches that remain after a forest harvest.