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Fueling the Air Force

Its not only jets, but also fuel costs that are soaring for the U.S. Air Force. As NBR correspondent Stephanie Dhue reports, those costs are pushing the Air Force towards alternative fuels, including the production of coal-to-liquid synthetics.



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External Links/Articles*

• Air Force Link
  Air Force Link is an e-magazine published by the U.S. Air Force. This links to a September 2006 article in Air Force Link titled, "B-52 Tests Alternative Jet Engine Fuel."
• DKRW Energy
  DKRW Energy is an firm focesd on "exploring a broad variety of options for new sources of clean, commercially viable energy." As explained in Stephanie Dhue's report, the company is developing a coal-to-liquids manufacturing plant.
• Penn State University
  This links to Penn State University's EMS Energy Institute. One of the projects the insitute is focused on is developing a coal-based jet fuel.
• Sierra Club
  The Sierra Club is a grassroots environmental organization. The organization's coal analyst, Alice McKeown, is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report. This links to information about the Sierra Club's opposition to the Coal-to-Fuel Promotion Act introduced in the Congress in 2007.
• U.S. Department of Defense
  This links to a transcript of a December 12, 2007 press briefing given by William Anderson, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment, and Logistics. Anderson is interviewed in Stephanie Dhue's report. In the briefing, Anderson states that "[t]he goal that we have is to test, certify and fly the entire Air Force fleet on a synthetic fuel blend by early 2011."

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