Rentech announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with eight airlines at Los Angeles International Airport to provide up to 1.5 millions gallons of synthetic diesel for their ground service equipment. The purchases will be made through Aircraft Service International Group, the entity that provides fueling services to many airlines at LAX.

Rentech will begin delivering the fuel in 2010 upon the completion of its production facility at Rialto, California.

Rentech uses a patented process based on the Fisher-Tropsch process to make its synthetic diesel from biomass.

Hunt Ramsbottom, CEO of Rentech, said, . . .”The low-emissions profile and near zero carbon footprint of our renewable RenDiesel will guarantee that the LAX ground service vehicles using this fuel will be among the cleanest and greenest of their kind.”

The airlines signing on to the deal are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines and US Airways.
Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fischer-Tropsch_process

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