Posted On: 07/01/2014 12:04:21 PM
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July blockbuster?????
Phase Two awards in July
The selection of the initial four biofuel companies made up phase one of the Navy's DPA program. In phase two, it plans to make awards this July in a downselect process, in which it will pick some or all of those companies for large-scale production, said Chris Tindal, the Navy's director for operational energy.
"The big thing is that out of the phase one proposals we got, we were able to add up all of those gallons, and we have a potential — if all of the awards are made — of getting 171 million gallons," he said. "We know this is going to be cost-competitive, and we're very excited about it."
The raw material the four companies will use to generate that replacement energy source will range from leftovers from lumber manufacturing to used cooking oils and municipal trash.
The Navy says in the demonstrations it has conducted so far, its engineers and the operators of its ships and aircraft have been unable to tell any difference in the performance of its platforms and the effects of the fuels on the equipment, with one exception: since the synthetic fuels contain fewer contaminants than refined crude oil, they don't have to change the fuel filters on ships as often.
http://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/navy-plans-ac...ative-fuel
Phase Two awards in July
The selection of the initial four biofuel companies made up phase one of the Navy's DPA program. In phase two, it plans to make awards this July in a downselect process, in which it will pick some or all of those companies for large-scale production, said Chris Tindal, the Navy's director for operational energy.
"The big thing is that out of the phase one proposals we got, we were able to add up all of those gallons, and we have a potential — if all of the awards are made — of getting 171 million gallons," he said. "We know this is going to be cost-competitive, and we're very excited about it."
The raw material the four companies will use to generate that replacement energy source will range from leftovers from lumber manufacturing to used cooking oils and municipal trash.
The Navy says in the demonstrations it has conducted so far, its engineers and the operators of its ships and aircraft have been unable to tell any difference in the performance of its platforms and the effects of the fuels on the equipment, with one exception: since the synthetic fuels contain fewer contaminants than refined crude oil, they don't have to change the fuel filters on ships as often.
http://advancedbiofuelsusa.info/navy-plans-ac...ative-fuel
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