The USAF has created a green synthetic aviation fuel

The US Air Force and energy company Twelve have created aviation fuels from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy. The military believes it will help them reduce their dependence on foreign oil and reduce their carbon footprint.

Synthetic fuel is considered an environmentally neutral fuel because it does not affect the balance of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere during combustion - carbon dioxide is used to create it.

Several enterprises are currently engaged in the production of synthetic fuels. For example, the Swiss project Sun-To-Liquid gets it from a pilot plant whose reactors are all powered by solar energy.

Last year, the US Air Force launched a pilot project with energy company Twelve to create a serviceable aviation fuel from carbon dioxide called E-jet.

First of all, they were interested in it as an opportunity to reduce the cost of conventional fuel, which costs the US Air Force several billion dollars annually, and this does not include transportation.

The military hopes that the E-jet can be produced in the field where the units are deployed, without the presence of highly trained experts. This would help reduce the demand for conventional fuel in hard-to-reach areas.

Now, the United States Air Force Logistics Office announced that together with Twelve were able to produce jet fuel from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy in August. The first phase of the project will be completed in December, and the military will receive a detailed report on the process and its results.

But preliminary testing has already shown that this technology can be scaled. At the end of the year, the US Air Force will decide whether to produce it on a large scale.

Source: https://www.afmc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2820003/air-force-partners-with-twelve-proves-its-possible-to-make-jet-fuel-out-of-thin/