Page 2 April 7, 2016 Jet Fuel from front page crude oil it is derived from stock feed, nonedible natural oils and other sources that are readily available. Alaska Airlines also experimented with the algae-blend fuel, but discontinued it because of its high cost. United’s spokesman said the AltAir biofuel for the LAX-to-San Francisco flights is competitively priced with traditional jet fuel. He did not provide specifics on the cost per gallon. Southwest announced two years ago that it would begin using biofuel in 2016 in the Bay area. An airline spokeswoman told the Herald the expected started date now is sometime in 2018. The environment benefits of AltAir’s jet fuel, which is blended with renewable wastes from farms and non-edible natural oils, include a 60 percent reduction or more in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. That reduction combines includes the emission totals from refining, delivering, fueling and burning the fuel in United jets, according to United. United plans to purchase 15 million gallons of AltAir’s biofuel over the next three years, enough to power 12,500 flights from LAX to San Francisco, according to the carrier. The AltAir refinery in Paramount created 65 jobs as a result of the contract with United, not including construction-related jobs to reopen the plant. AltAir transformed the underused refinery in Paramount with technology developed by Honeywell’s oil-industry unit into a 30 million-gallon-per year biofuel facility, according to United. Today’s jet engines go farther on less fuel, lowering the airlines’ No. 1 cost and encouraging more passengers to fly. By 2020, international aviation emissions could be 70 percent higher than in 2005, even if fuel efficiency improves by 2 percent a year, according to estimates cited by the New York Times article. Southwest Airlines is another major U.S. carrier that wants to begin using a low-carbon jet fuel this year. Southwest agreed to buy 3 million gallons of jet fuel per year from Red Rock Biofuels in Colorado, and deliveries to Southwest’s San Francisco Bay airports is expected sometime in 2018, said spokeswoman Lori Crabtree. Red Rock refines the blended fuel in Oregon using leftover trees and wood from logged areas. The amount planned won’t cover much of Southwest’s needs, according to the Dallas newspaper that first reported the biofuel deal. Three million gallons is about 60 percent of what the airline uses on an average day, though the paper noted “it might provide a noticeable portion of the fuel needs at Southwest’s Bay Area airports — San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.” Pigs can’t fly obviously, but feedstock and soon household trash have practical applications in aerospace and job creation. Carriers such as United and soon Southwest are out in front on reducing greenhouse gases and finding renewable fuel sources that stretch the world’s petroleum supply. United has plans in 2018 to introduce into its flying operations a biofuel made from city garbage, which otherwise would go to a landfill. The biofuel material is converted to jet fuel using a chemical heating process developed by Fulcrum Bioenergy of Pleasanton, Calif. United is working with Fulcrum to set up refineries near the carrier’s U.S. hubs. The airline isn’t saying which hubs will be serviced by Fulcrum fuel. Chicago, Dallas, Denver, San Francisco, Newark, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles are the traditional hubs for United. Houston became another hub after the merger with Continental in 2010. The waste-to-fuel technology can reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent over its lifecycle compared to conventional jet fuel and fossil fuels, according to Fulcrum. United invested $30 million in the bioenergy company for jet-fuel distribution sites near its five hubs. The refineries when completed could supply the aviation industry with 180 million gallons of jet fuel per year. United holds an option on 90 million of those gallons for 10 years, once deliveries begin in 2018. Cathay Pacific airlines also is an investor for the company’s commercial-grade jet fuel. The Department of Defense also expects Fulcrum to become a future supplier of fuels to the military. A defense department grant and a loan guarantee from the Department of Food and Agriculture are financing expansion of Fulcrum’s development and refining capabilities for jet fuels and diesel, the company said. The New York Times last summer reported about ongoing efforts within the United States by the Environmental Protection Agency to curb jet engine exhaust and greenhouse gas buildup, which has been linked to climate change. Aviation represents about 2 percent of global emissions, a figure that is expected to increase because air travel is more affordable worldwide. The EPA has no timetable for airlineemission regulations, but industry observers told the Times it will take years for the U.S. government to roll out proposed rules. • Photo provided by United. World Champions from front page Kengo and Shingo Tomita, who hit home runs in the 2015 Little League World Series, will accompany the Kitasuna team. Photos courtesy of Richard Murad has hosted the tournament and it was the largest event they have sponsored yet. The first tournament evolved from the major earthquake in Tokyo five years ago. Originally a team from Beach City Baseball Academy had planned to visit and play a series of games against the Kitasuna team. When the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck the coast of Japan the magnitude 9.0 undersea quake caused devastation and essentially the canceling of the Beach City team’s trip. Beach City Academy owner, Richard Murad, brainstormed with others and decided to bring some relief to some very unfortunate people. He invited the Japan team to leave the devastation behind and free their minds of the turmoil that had wreaked havoc on their city and country. He invited the team and their supporters to El Segundo and play a tournament of games against local teams right here at Brett Field. Murad said, “It was the least we could do for all the suffering they had to overcome.” Over the past four years the tournament has gained local, regional and national attention not only because of the International teams playing but the local teams that participate in it as well. According to former El Segundo high school baseball standout Ryan Lopez this year’s tournament will be the most competitive and have some of the best teams from Southern California entered. The Beach Cities Academy has two teams entered and both are highly competitive. Lopez and Sean McNally, another former El Segundo high school baseball great, coach one of the teams. Their team is regarded as one of the top twenty travel ball teams, in this age group, in the country. Lopez’s team consists of players from Pacific Palisades, Fullerton, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach and Torrance. He says that this team, which has been together for three years, will be one to watch during the three day tournament. This tournament has become a popular one to enter and this should provide a glimpse of tomorrow’s stars both domestic and internationally. Teams from Riverside, Chino Hills, Anaheim, Torrance, Manhattan Beach, Torrance, Cheviot Hills and Redondo Beach are all entered. According to Coach Lopez, who oversees the tournament, there is a waiting list to enter and they’ve had to turn back a number of teams. 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