Nestled in Washington’s Snohomish County, Seattle Paine Field International Airport—while unremarkable to travelers—is a crucial hub for aviation innovation and maintenance. An initiative from Washington State University (WSU) and Snohomish County leaders is aiming to make Paine Field a nexus for testing and improving sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) made from non-petroleum materials like municipal waste and biomass. […]
Aircraft emissions account for 10% of all U.S. transportation green house gas emissions according to the EPA. One lab in the Tri-cities is working to help reduce emissions from planes starting at the source. The Bioproducts Sciences and Engineering Laboratory on the WSU Tri-Cities campus is testing new types of fuels for future use in jets. Making […]
Researchers are working to convert everything from cooking oil to sewage waste into sustainable energy sources that can fuel airplanes and provide energy for communities. Washington State University Tri-Cities scientists are at the forefront of pioneering ways to reduce fossil fuel use by developing and testing ways to make renewable energy out of waste or materials we […]