🧵✈️On 12/1/2021, one @United flight was different than every other plane in the sky. As the first passenger flight powered 100% by biofuel, it left 75% less CO2 in its wake. See the potential of Sustainable Aviation Fuel⬇️ energy.gov/eere/articles/…
The Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge is a government-wide effort to develop a comprehensive strategy to reduce costs, enhance sustainability and expand the production of #biofuels. Federal govt agencies involved include: @ENERGY, @USDOT, @USDA: energy.gov/eere/articles/…
Sustainable Aviation Fuel can create good-paying, union jobs in manufacturing, improve air quality, and unlock agricultural economic opportunity —all while reducing and eventually eliminating aviation’s climate impact. energy.gov/eere/articles/…
Traditional jet fuel is refined from petroleum. Sustainable Aviation Fuel is produced from a range of widely available renewable feedstocks & waste resources and can be mixed with petroleum-based fuels with no alterations to existing equipment. Learn more energy.gov/eere/articles/…
The United States is the largest producer of biofuels in the world. Our nation’s biofuel industry has produced billions of gallons of fuel and prevented millions of tons of CO2 emissions. Learn more: energy.gov/eere/articles/…
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