Jan

25

Lithium Ion Batteries and Aviation Hit A Rough Spot

January 25, 2013 | 4 Comments

No Boeing 787 Dreamliners have crashed or burned to the ground, but lithium ion technology is back in the news with a vengeance.  The lithium ion batteries that are used in the Boeing 787 are not good enough – they have runaway overheating and discharge smoke and fumes.  In flight this would be very alarming […]

Jan

20

Seawater Fed Bio Jet Fuel Research Underway

January 20, 2010 | 9 Comments

UOP LLC, a Honeywell owned company, the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Boeing and Etihad Airways announced Monday an agreement to establish a research institute in Abu Dhabi dedicated to pioneering sustainable energy solutions. The project is being called the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Project (SBRP).  SBRP will use integrated saltwater agricultural systems (ISAS) to […]

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