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1. U.S. gives $136 million for advanced biofuels research
U.S. university researchers will get $136 million to develop advanced biofuels, including to develop jet fuel, by using tall grasses, woody plants and energy cane, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Nearly two-thirds of the money will go toward aviation biofuels projects in the Pacific Northwest, including efforts to develop a regional source of bio-jet fuel for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who announced the awards in Seattle, said the project will help promote growth in rural America.
Five universities won funds from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. The projects would:
-- focus on using woody crops to produce bio-gasoline and renewable aviation fuel, including construction of biorefineries, as well as developing a trained workforce. The University of Washington received $40 million for the project.
-- convert idle sawmills into bioenergy development centers and develop new feedstocks and techniques for sustainable forest production to create a regional source of renewable aviation fuel. Washington State University received $40 million for the project.
-- develop a regional biomass production system for advanced motor fuels using native perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, big bluestem and Indian grass. Iowa State University received $25 million for the work.
Its researchers also will study planting of legumes with the grasses as a way to add nutrients to marginal land and evaluate a co-product, bio-char, as a soil amendment to increase carbon sequestration.
-- seek economically viable conversion of biomass in existing refineries using energy cane -- a relative of sugarcane that's lower in sugar and higher in fiber -- and sorghum as a boost to sugar and chemical industries. Louisiana State University received $17.2 million for the project.
-- use switchgrass and woody biomass to produce low-cost sugars for conversion to butanol as well as use forest and mill residues and dedicated energy crops to produce biodiesel fuel, heat and power. The University of Tennessee received $15 million for the research.
Last month, the government announced a $150 million project to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels for the military and for commercial transport.
2. Aviation could lift China,US economies
WASHINGTON - A China-United States partnership in the aviation industry could be the best way to get more badly needed manufacturing jobs back to the US and provide China with the best aviation services.
That's the hope of hundreds of Chinese and US aviation industry insiders, who are in Washington for the three-day US-China Aviation Summit.
"Ultimately, our success helping China meet its aerospace goals will mean more jobs here at home," Acting Secretary of the US Department of Commerce Rebecca Blank said during her keynote speech at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Monday.
The Barack Obama administration regards exports a key driver of America's economic recovery and job creation.
In 2010, the aerospace industry accounted for nearly $78 billion of the total $1.84 trillion US exports, and its workers earned 47 percent more than other manufacturing workers, Blank said.
"Clearly, we would like to see the aerospace workforce grow," she said. "And it will if the United States and China work more closely together."
Both countries have seen huge potential.
"We can see it clearly that China lags far behind the US (in aviation industry)," said Xia Xinghua, deputy chief of Civic Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
For instance, he said, though China has a population of 1.3 billion, more than four times of the US, in 2010, its air passenger traffic accounted for only one-third of that of America, its number of commercial aircraft only one-fifth of that of America and the number of public airports less than one-third of that of America.
The total number of general aviation hours in China is 368,000, while the figure in the US is 23.3 million. Chinese have a mere 1,010 general aviation aircraft, while Americans own 230,000.
But the growth in the Chinese aviation industry is breathtaking.
"As recently as seven years ago, China was the 10th largest US aerospace export market, behind Brazil, (South) Korea and the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands," said the US official.
"Last year, fueled by China's enormous demand for civil aircraft, pilot training, airport and air traffic management equipment - products and services in which the US is very competitive - China was second only to France."
According to the China Civil Aviation 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) unveiled in April, by 2015, the annual average growth rate of the civil aviation miles will be 13 percent, passenger traffic 11 percent, cargo and mail volume 10 percent.
"China-US air transportation is our largest international market so far," Xia, the CAAC official, said.
China is also the biggest buyer of US-made Boeing aircraft, with a total of 820 serving Chinese airlines, or 49 percent of the total transportation planes.
Since 2000, with the far-reaching foresight in the worlds' aviation industry, the two countries have started to look for ways to explore cooperation possibilities.
In 2004, the US Trade and Development Agency (USDA) launched the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program to promote commercial, policy and technical cooperation between the US and Chinese aviation sectors.
This program works with 50 US private sector members and four public partners, including the Federal Aviation Administration and CAAC.
The project has helped to advance cooperation in aviation safety, standards, air traffic management, airspace liberalization, general aviation, aviation market development and environmental best practices through a series of workshops and training programs.
According to the USDA, these programs have generated over $3.8 billion in exports of US manufactured goods and services.
But the US aviation industry has been urging the Chinese government to open more passenger traffic markets to them and increase more flights between the two countries.
3. Carbures LLC Announces Plans to Build North American Facility in Greenville
“We are pleased to establish our first American facility in South Carolina’s Upstate, and are particularly excited to be locating here in Greenville County at the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center,” said Angel Vallejo, Vice President of Carbures Europe-USA in a release. “This new facility will help us meet significantly accelerating demand for carbon fiber structures, and Greenville County provides us with an excellent business environment, a top-notch workforce and exceptional market access. We look forward to becoming a part of the Palmetto State’s business community.”
The company, which was created through its parent-company European-based Carbures, will design, engineer and manufacture carbon fiber structures for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries, as well as for civil infrastructure providers.
The company will locate its new facility in Greenville County on Perimeter Road. Construction on the 40,000-square-foot facility will begin soon. The company plans for the facility to be online by the second quarter of 2012.
Aviation NEWS By
Neha Jain
Aviation NEWS Reporter
1. U.S. gives $136 million for advanced biofuels research
U.S. university researchers will get $136 million to develop advanced biofuels, including to develop jet fuel, by using tall grasses, woody plants and energy cane, the U.S. government said on Wednesday.
Nearly two-thirds of the money will go toward aviation biofuels projects in the Pacific Northwest, including efforts to develop a regional source of bio-jet fuel for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who announced the awards in Seattle, said the project will help promote growth in rural America.
Five universities won funds from the National Institute for Food and Agriculture. The projects would:
-- focus on using woody crops to produce bio-gasoline and renewable aviation fuel, including construction of biorefineries, as well as developing a trained workforce. The University of Washington received $40 million for the project.
-- convert idle sawmills into bioenergy development centers and develop new feedstocks and techniques for sustainable forest production to create a regional source of renewable aviation fuel. Washington State University received $40 million for the project.
-- develop a regional biomass production system for advanced motor fuels using native perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, big bluestem and Indian grass. Iowa State University received $25 million for the work.
Its researchers also will study planting of legumes with the grasses as a way to add nutrients to marginal land and evaluate a co-product, bio-char, as a soil amendment to increase carbon sequestration.
-- seek economically viable conversion of biomass in existing refineries using energy cane -- a relative of sugarcane that's lower in sugar and higher in fiber -- and sorghum as a boost to sugar and chemical industries. Louisiana State University received $17.2 million for the project.
-- use switchgrass and woody biomass to produce low-cost sugars for conversion to butanol as well as use forest and mill residues and dedicated energy crops to produce biodiesel fuel, heat and power. The University of Tennessee received $15 million for the research.
Last month, the government announced a $150 million project to produce advanced drop-in aviation and marine biofuels for the military and for commercial transport.
2. Aviation could lift China,US economies
WASHINGTON - A China-United States partnership in the aviation industry could be the best way to get more badly needed manufacturing jobs back to the US and provide China with the best aviation services.
That's the hope of hundreds of Chinese and US aviation industry insiders, who are in Washington for the three-day US-China Aviation Summit.
"Ultimately, our success helping China meet its aerospace goals will mean more jobs here at home," Acting Secretary of the US Department of Commerce Rebecca Blank said during her keynote speech at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington on Monday.
The Barack Obama administration regards exports a key driver of America's economic recovery and job creation.
In 2010, the aerospace industry accounted for nearly $78 billion of the total $1.84 trillion US exports, and its workers earned 47 percent more than other manufacturing workers, Blank said.
"Clearly, we would like to see the aerospace workforce grow," she said. "And it will if the United States and China work more closely together."
Both countries have seen huge potential.
"We can see it clearly that China lags far behind the US (in aviation industry)," said Xia Xinghua, deputy chief of Civic Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
For instance, he said, though China has a population of 1.3 billion, more than four times of the US, in 2010, its air passenger traffic accounted for only one-third of that of America, its number of commercial aircraft only one-fifth of that of America and the number of public airports less than one-third of that of America.
The total number of general aviation hours in China is 368,000, while the figure in the US is 23.3 million. Chinese have a mere 1,010 general aviation aircraft, while Americans own 230,000.
But the growth in the Chinese aviation industry is breathtaking.
"As recently as seven years ago, China was the 10th largest US aerospace export market, behind Brazil, (South) Korea and the Netherlands. Yes, the Netherlands," said the US official.
"Last year, fueled by China's enormous demand for civil aircraft, pilot training, airport and air traffic management equipment - products and services in which the US is very competitive - China was second only to France."
According to the China Civil Aviation 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) unveiled in April, by 2015, the annual average growth rate of the civil aviation miles will be 13 percent, passenger traffic 11 percent, cargo and mail volume 10 percent.
"China-US air transportation is our largest international market so far," Xia, the CAAC official, said.
China is also the biggest buyer of US-made Boeing aircraft, with a total of 820 serving Chinese airlines, or 49 percent of the total transportation planes.
Since 2000, with the far-reaching foresight in the worlds' aviation industry, the two countries have started to look for ways to explore cooperation possibilities.
In 2004, the US Trade and Development Agency (USDA) launched the US-China Aviation Cooperation Program to promote commercial, policy and technical cooperation between the US and Chinese aviation sectors.
This program works with 50 US private sector members and four public partners, including the Federal Aviation Administration and CAAC.
The project has helped to advance cooperation in aviation safety, standards, air traffic management, airspace liberalization, general aviation, aviation market development and environmental best practices through a series of workshops and training programs.
According to the USDA, these programs have generated over $3.8 billion in exports of US manufactured goods and services.
But the US aviation industry has been urging the Chinese government to open more passenger traffic markets to them and increase more flights between the two countries.
3. Carbures LLC Announces Plans to Build North American Facility in Greenville
“We are pleased to establish our first American facility in South Carolina’s Upstate, and are particularly excited to be locating here in Greenville County at the South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center,” said Angel Vallejo, Vice President of Carbures Europe-USA in a release. “This new facility will help us meet significantly accelerating demand for carbon fiber structures, and Greenville County provides us with an excellent business environment, a top-notch workforce and exceptional market access. We look forward to becoming a part of the Palmetto State’s business community.”
The company, which was created through its parent-company European-based Carbures, will design, engineer and manufacture carbon fiber structures for the defense, aerospace and automotive industries, as well as for civil infrastructure providers.
The company will locate its new facility in Greenville County on Perimeter Road. Construction on the 40,000-square-foot facility will begin soon. The company plans for the facility to be online by the second quarter of 2012.
USA Aviation NEWS
Aviation NEWS By
Neha Jain
Aviation NEWS Reporter
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