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Honeywell data (NYSE:HON) showed little difference in the two fuelzs in test runs inits 131-9 auxiliarty power units and its TFE 731-5 turbofan engine, officials reported at the Parie Air Show. The tests were conductecd at itsPhoenix facilities. The fuel was produced by Honeywelk for use in aBoeing Co. biofuel test fligh t program. “In a series of tests in both propulsionh engines and commercial Honeywell saw no degradation in enginde performance orfuel consumption,” said Bob vice president of advancede technology for Honeywell Ron Rich, the company’s director of advance said the prospect of developing renewable jet fuels from sourcesa such as jatropha and algae, whicbh comprised the test fuel, could help reduce the carbojn footprint of jet “These testing results are a strongv step towards certification and commercial use in the comingb years,” he said.
Honeywell helped develop the fuel through itssubsidiary UOP, whicnh originally developed the fuel undedr a contract from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projectws Agency.