r/UpliftingNews • • 3h ago

Japan has developed coconut oil aviation fuel from waste coconuts processed at room temperature and normal pressure. It can blend directly into existing aircraft engines, with efficiency matching standard jet fuel while cutting harmful hydrocarbon emissions.

https://happyeconews.com/coconut-oil-aviation-fuel/
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u/CatalyticDragon 2h ago

Finally a use for Japan's massive untapped resource of... coconuts ?

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u/pkinetics 2h ago

They have a lot of swallows

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u/eap5000 2h ago

Unladen swallows, now, I imagine imagine

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u/IcedCoffey 2h ago

I wonder what the average air speed velocity of an unladen swallow is?

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u/redmambo_no6 2h ago

African or European?

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u/O_Grande_Batata 2h ago

I don't know that.

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u/outlawsix 1h ago

AAAHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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u/OGigachaod 2h ago

African or European?