The U.S. Navy has used a biofuel to operate a boat at full power for the first time, the Pentagon announced, and it plans to create an alternatively fueled carrier strike group within two years.
An experimental riverine command boat zipped through the water Friday at the Norfolk, Virginia, naval base, burning a 50/50 blend of algae-based fuel and a water-free diesel known as HR-D, the Navy said in a press release.
Earlier this year, the Navy flew an F-18 Hornet fighter jet – nicknamed the Green Hornet – on a blend of camelina-based fuel and gasoline, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said at an energy security forum at the Pentagon. Camelina is a plant that produces oily seeds similar to flax."
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