A planned research and development center focused on sustainable aviation fuel at Paine Field is getting a $10 million boost for sure, and perhaps $10 million more, if Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signs funding bills passed by the state Legislature into law. In March 2023, officials announced plans for the center to be established at Paine Field by 2027. […]
The planned research facility received a substantial financial boost, including $10 million from an anonymous donor. Read the full article here.
Washington State University’s sustainable aviation fuels research is getting noticed. A recent study published in the journal Heliyon found that WSU is globally the top contributing organization to scientific literature on the field of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), based on an analysis of articles, papers, editorials, and news items published from 2001 to 2023. Researchers from WSU’s College of […]
Washington State University scientists successfully tested a new way to produce sustainable jet fuel from lignin-based agricultural waste. Published in the journal Fuel Processing Technology, the team’s research demonstrated a continuous process that directly converts lignin polymers, one of the chief components of plant cells, into a form of jet fuel that could help improve performance of […]
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 […]
A technology that converts hazardous wood products manufacturing chemicals into valuable components to produce biofuels, food flavoring, and fragrances has earned a WSU researcher a 2023 EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award. Joshua Heyne, director of the Washington State University Tri-Cities Bioproducts, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory (BSEL) and co-director of the WSU-Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Bioproducts Institute, […]
Washington State University Tri-Cities and Snohomish County will partner to bring a proposed research and development center for sustainable aviation fuels to life. Snohomish County officials announced Tuesday plans for a $6.5 million Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Applied Research and Development Center located at Paine Field in Snohomish County. The first-of-its-kind center will offer fuel […]
Joshua Heyne joined Washington State University Tri-Cities April 25 as director of the Bioproducts Science and Engineering Laboratory, co-director of the Bioproducts Institute and associate professor of mechanical engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In his previous position as associate professor at the University of Dayton, Heyne’s expertise in aviation fuels secured […]