Boeing, Honeywell UOP and Masdar Institute have today announced they will be undertaking in-depth study into halophytes as potential sources of second-generation biofuels. These grasses can grow in very arid land and salt water and are not a food source. Preliminary investigations have shown that they can provide a lot of oil per hectare of land used, so could be a potentially lucrative source of fuels. We had Darrin Morgan, Boeing’s director of biofuels at the Greener Skies event today and he spoke with us before his presentation…
