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RAF sets sights on green targets | Biofuels International Magazine

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RAF announces plans for fighter jets to be part-powered by biofuels

RAF announces plans for fighter jets to be part-powered by biofuels James Robinson for MailOnline © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo British fighter jets and helicopters could be flying into action part-powered by wood, algae and household waste within 30 years, under new emission cutting plans. Aircraft including F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters could use up to 50 per cent sustainable fuel sources by 2050, Ministry of Defence (MOD) chiefs hope. Hydrogenated fats and oils, wood waste, alcohols, sugars, household waste, biomass and algae could all be used. It is hoped the bio-fuels will cut CO2 emissions by up to a fifth when substituting 30 per cent of conventional fuel in a jet travelling 1,000 nautical miles - roughly the distance from London to southern Italy.

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Net Zero: UK MOD Plans to Part-Power RAF Fighter Jets, Helicopters With Green Fuels by 2050

Net Zero: UK MOD Plans to Part-Power RAF Fighter Jets, Helicopters With Green Fuels by 2050 © AP Photo / RAF Subscribe Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/uk/202012151081461420-net-zero-uk-mod-plans-to-part-power-raf-fighter-jets-helicopters-with-green-fuels-by-2050/ The plans come as part of the Net Zero carbon emissions target by 2050 (NZ50) strategy proposed by the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, aimed at reducing the British military’s environmental impact “while enhancing our operational capabilities”. The UK Royal Air Force’s fighter jets and helicopters are expected to be partly-powered with green fuel made from alternative fuel sources, including wood, algae, household waste, hydrogenated fats and oils, alcohols, sugars, along with other sustainable fuel sources, within a 30-year period, the country s Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace, said in a statement.

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RAF announces plans for fighter jets and helicopters to be part-powered by biofuels

British fighter jets and helicopters could be flying into action part-powered by wood, algae and household waste within 30 years, under new emission cutting plans. Aircraft including F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat helicopters could use up to 50 per cent sustainable fuel sources by 2050, Ministry of Defence (MOD) chiefs hope. Hydrogenated fats and oils, wood waste, alcohols, sugars, household waste, biomass and algae could all be used. It is hoped the bio-fuels will cut CO2 emissions by up to a fifth when substituting 30 per cent of conventional fuel in a jet travelling 1,000 nautical miles - roughly the distance from London to southern Italy.

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Sustainable fuels to power RAF jets

Sustainable fuels to power RAF jets
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