EADS, A-STAR to cooperate on algae-based biofuels

Franco-German aerospace group European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. said it has signed a partnership with Singapore-based Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A-Star) to study new algae-based biofuels. The objective of this 12-month collaboration is to assess the potential for microalgae to be a renewable source of fuel for aircraft and to investigate the conversion of algal oil to kerosene for use as jet fuel. (February 4, 2010)