Lamp Oil and Algae Used to Power Continental 737
Credit: MICHAEL MECHAM/AW&ST
In a biofuels test here, the first by a U.S. carrier, Continental Airlines used a mixture of lamp oil commonly burned in tropical countries and bioengineered algae from Hawaii. But backers of alternative jet fuels say it is too soon to declare a preference. The jatropha oil-algae mix was processed...
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