Idiots. Anybody who thinks Trump’s madness will stop the switch to renewable energy is a fool. The economics are completely unbeatable at this point. Anyone who doesn’t go with the times will be left behind.
invest in Green Energy, or don’t invest in anything at all. this has been the economic reality for 20 years. but investment firms aren’t truly rated on their 30 year prospectus, they’re rated on their last quarterly earnings call. so everything is getting squeezed at a local maxima and eventually we’ll all be the bag holders
Is this true for aviation fuel assuming you’re only a consumer though? Not defending them at all but unless there’s infrastructure changes needed for some partially renewable fuel their original drives for “10% renewable” would’ve been performative or regulatory?
I haven’t taken the time to research renewable jet fuel so please let me know if I’m off base.
There is currently no clear solution for replacing aviation fuel with renewable alternatives. That’s why it’s extra important to keep making a genuine effort to get there. Somebody is going to solve it eventually and if you’re not prepared for that, you’ll be left holding the bag.
There are processes for turning biological feedstocks (algae, bio alcohols, or waste from farming or cooking or food processing or even clearing brush or treating wastewater) into combustible kerosene. But those feedstocks are basically highly limited.
There are also processes for turning carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide into synthetic hydrocarbons, without biological feedstocks. These processes are more energy intensive, and hard to scale, but it’s an area of active research.
Basically none of the tech is ready yet. But there are a few different promising pipelines worth exploring.
Or end up like West Virginia paying more then your mortgage for electric. All because the state is trying to keep a expensive to run coal powerplant running.
Is “air lines” really two words? I could’ve sworn it was “airlines.”
