The U.S. Navy has demonstrated the use of a variety of biofuels in combat aircraft and ships. These tests will culminate in 2012 with a �Green Strike Group� of ships operating off the East Coast. The Navy intends to have a fleet of warships known as the �Great Green Fleet� running on biofuels by 2016. One such biofuel is a blend of 50% algae-based and 50% NATO F-76 known as HR-D. Solazyme employs algae to break down a wide variety of material, from plant matter to household waste, into fuel. Another based on animal fats and wastes is being provided by Dynamic Fuels, a Syntroleum - Tyson Foods a joint venture.By 2020 the goal is to have half the entire fleet on biofuels. The 450,000 gallons of biofuel on order for 2012 is a drop in the bucket compared to the Navy's annual fuel demand of 1.26 billion gallons. Economies of scale to meet this demand promise to reduce biofuel costs for both the Navy and the civilian sector.

Green energy and the U.S. Navy: The "Green Fleet"

244th National Meeting (2012)

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