1 . Commercial airlines alone contribute around 3% of total global carbon emissions. But the industry is actively looking for green solutions in the form of sustainable jet fuel, and in one case, that fuel may have had a previous life as your household food waste. In a study released this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers detail a method of transforming food waste into sustainable jet fuel that can be used in existing engines.
Biomass (生物质), such as manure (粪便) and food waste, can be transformed into bio-fuels, which are renewable liquid fuels made from organic matter. Derek Vardon, a senior research engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), says that their fuel worked as a mixture of 90% conventional petrol jet fuel and 10% alternative jet fuel required by the industry currently. They also show they could push it to a 70/30 mixture, which will be possible in real world with more time and testing.
Major airline companies are eager to get involved in sustainable aviation fuel because some sustainable solutions, such as battery-operated commercial planes, just aren’t possible yet with current battery technology. A battery-powered plane would be too heavy to fly long distances, so fuel that works in the same way as the fuel we have is a simpler way to trade out emission-heavy fossil fuels.
Vardon says that because the wet waste used in the process would normally go to a landfill (垃圾填埋场) and break down to release greenhouse gases, the process of making and using sustainable aviation fuel could actually have a negative carbon footprint when scaled up.
Commercial airlines are on board to find an affordable and sustainable solution to the carbon-intensive process of air travel. Airlines are looking to hit aggressive sustainability goals by 2050, including decreasing net carbon dioxide emissions by 50%.
1. Which of the following is used for sustainable airline power?A.Fossil fuel. | B.Liquid fuel. | C.Battery power. | D.Biomass. |
A.Fuel-powered planes are likely to travel lighter and farther. |
B.Biofuel is environmentally friendly and sustainable. |
C.It’s convenient to create the proper fuel mixture. |
D.Biofuel proves less costly and easier to produce. |
A.taking off. | B.holding a meeting. |
C.participating in. | D.appearing on stage. |
A.Alternative Energy to Fossil Fuel. |
B.How to Get Fossil Fuel Sustainable. |
C.Changing Food Waste into Airplane Fuel. |
D.How to Decrease Carbon Dioxide Emissions. |
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A week before Earth Day, posters put up around our school, called on us to protect our earth. Our class came up with the idea that we should make a better use of the used materials. We bring worn-out clothes and empty plastic bottles to our classroom and turned them into handbags and small vases. That weekend, we went to a nearby neighbourhood and gave away that we had made to the people here. Everyone was very happily with those gifts, especially little kids. We did very well that we were invited to share our ideas and experiences with all the student of our school. We are very proud of us and believe that we can do much more for a better world.
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1.严峻形势 2.垃圾分类的意义 3.垃圾分类的做法 4.呼吁全体同学参加
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Dear fellow students
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