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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mitch Dudek

United Airlines announces partnership to develop ethanol-based biofuel to power jets

United Airlines announced a joint venture, Blue Blade Energy, to develop an ethanol-based jet fuel. (AP file)

United Airlines on Tuesday announced a plan to develop a new ethanol-based biofuel to power its jets.

The airline is partnering with the biofuel companies Tallgrass and Green Plains Inc. on a joint venture titled Blue Blade Energy to develop and then commercialize a new sustainable aviation fuel, the companies announced in a news release. 

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