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Crash landing for dream of ‘guilt-free flying’? Scientists find no clear green alternative to jet fuel | Climate News
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The quest for guilt-free flying may have been knocked off course by a broad study that has concluded there is “no clear or single net zero alternative to jet fuel”. The four most viable alternatives “offer some carbon savings but are not ideal”, according to the review by the Royal Society academy of scientists. Replacing […]
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Virgin Orbit explains first satellite mission from UK failed to reach orbit due to rocket fuel error | Science & Tech News
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The first satellite mission from UK soil failed to reach orbit last month because a rocket fuel filter had become dislodged, Virgin Orbit has said. Virgin Orbit sent up a jumbo jet carrying the rocket from Cornwall on 9 January. But excitement turned to disappointment when the rocket failed to deploy its payload of nine […]
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RAF completes first UK flight using 100% sustainable fuel | UK News
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The Royal Air Force (RAF) has successfully piloted the UK’s first flight using 100% sustainable fuel in a “breakthrough moment” for aviation. The RAF Voyager – the military equivalent of an Airbus A330 – has taken to the skies over Oxfordshire using waste-based fuels, including used cooking oil. Sustainable aviation fuels, known as SAFs, have […]