14 Airlines sign landmark MOU for camelina-based renewable jet fuel and green diesel.

Seattle-based AltAir Fuels (AltAir) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with 14 major airlines from the US, Mexico, Canada and Germany, led by the Air Transport Association (ATA), to negotiate the purchase of up to 750 M gallons of renewable jet fuel and diesel derived from camelina and produced by AltAir. This unprecedented announcement demonstrates the airlines' determination to reduce emissions and accelerate the deployment of renewable jet fuel. The renewable fuel, to be produced at a new facility in Anacortes, WA, would replace about 10%/y of the petroleum fuel consumed at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, reducing carbon emissions by about 14 bn pounds over 10 …