Aviation
EPA to Regulate Aircraft NOx; GHGs Could Be Next
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed nitrogen oxide standards for engines used primarily in large commercial aircraft, including 737s, 747s and 767s, just ...
Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Boiler Rule Delay, Obama's 56 mpg Plans, Asbestos Exports
The Environmental Protection Agency has further delayed issuing its final air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators, until April of next ...
Paris Air Show Briefing: Zero-Emission Jet, Biofuel Deals, Green Engine Cleaning
Nine major airlines have signed letters of intent to use bioefuels from Solena Fuels for flights out of the San Francisco ...
Honeywell, Safran Plan Green Jet Taxiing System
Aerospace suppliers Honeywell and Safran have signed a memorandum of understanding to create a joint venture company charged with delivering an electric, environmentally friendly ...
Compliance & Standards Briefing: Demand Response, Aviation Biofuel, Ratings
Ceres and Tellus Institute are working to create a single standard for rating company sustainability performance. They have started a coalition, the Global Initiative ...
Boeing Relative Emissions Up on 2009, Down on 2002
Boeing’s revenue-adjusted energy use, CO2 emissions and water intake all rose last year compared to 2009, but were down significantly on 2002, ...
American Airlines Cuts GHG Intensity 5%
American Airlines parent company AMR reduced its greenhouse gas intensity by five percent from 2009 to 2010, according to the company’s third ...
Boeing, Alaska Air Press for Biofuel Research
Oilseed, forest residues, municipal solid waste and algae are all promising feedstocks for the future of aviation, according to an industry research initiative that ...
GE Aviation Saves $1 Million and 15 Million kWh of Electricity
GE Aviation has reviewed the results of 16 energy reduction strategies at two Rutland, Vermont, facilities with members of the state’s Efficiency Vermont team. The ...
Videos From Solar Impulse’s International Flight
Video of Solar Impulse, the Swiss solar-powered aircraft that flew from Switzerland to Brussels. It completed its first international flight of ...
Timberland Cuts Carbon 38%, Shy of Goal
Timberland has cut its carbon emissions by 38 percent in four years – but missed a 50 percent reduction target, which it is ...
San Francisco Airport Aims to Match Delhi LEED Gold
New Delhi now boasts the first LEED Gold airport terminal in India, as San Francisco aims for the same achievement in the ...
BAE to Set Goals on Energy, Water and Waste
BAE Systems plans to set targets for energy, water and waste starting this year, according to the company’s integrated 2010 corporate ...
Boeing: Biofuels Essential to Carbon-Neutral Growth
Boeing has said that biofuels will be essential to the company meeting its carbon-neutrality goals.
"Without biofuels we cannot get there. It is a ...
Airlines to Be Second Biggest Sector in EU Carbon Market; Energy Firms Want Tough Targets
The aviation sector will be the second-largest industry in Europe's carbon trading system when it joins the market next year, the European Commission (EC) ...
Aviation Industry’s Role In Finding Renewable Fuels
The aviation industry is playing a leading role in the search for renewable fuels that will not adversely affect human food ...
Indy Airport Plans 10MW Solar Facility
Indianapolis International Airport is seeking a developer to build a 10MW ground-mounted solar array near the end of a runway.
The solar power system, on ...
Boeing, easyJet Reveal Fuel-Efficient Products
This week two aviation companies have announced products and improvements designed to increase fuel economy and cut emissions.
Boeing unveiled its 747-8 ...
Qantas Contemplates $312 Million Biofuel Plant
Australian airline Qantas is evaluating the costs and efficiencies of a trash-burning biofuel plant to be built in Sydney to stave off carbon ...
Camelina-Based Biojet Fuel Cuts CO2 Emissions 75%
A life cycle analysis of the carbon footprint of camelina-based biojet fuel in the journal Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy concludes that the renewable ...
