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sustainable aviation

New fuel, same planes: Inside the bid to clean up air travel with cooking oil and captured carbon

A Washington startup and a Montana refinery are turning captured carbon, cooking oil and animal fats into cleaner jet fuel that today’s airplanes can burn. Sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF, could shrink flying’s climate footprint, but the sector must scale up quickly and cut costs to supply the 20 billion gallons of jet fuel used annually in the U.S. alone. Read More

Nimbus Aerospace tests quarter-scale prototype in Oregon as hybrid-electric race ramps up

Seattle-based startup Nimbus Aerospace has completed successful test flights of its quarter-scale hybrid aircraft prototype in Oregon as it works toward a 2028 full-scale build. By combining pre-certified parts, high-lift wings, and an AI certification tool, the team aims to bring a fuel-efficient six-to-eight passenger plane to market by late 2030. Read More

Hydrogen aviation startup ZeroAvia retreats from Seattle area as it scales back ambitions

Highlighting the immense difficulty of decarbonizing the skies, high-profile hydrogen startup ZeroAvia — backed by Amazon and Bill Gates — has pivoted to a downscaled product line and halted Washington R&D. Read More

‘Once-in-a-generation’ opportunity: Amazon and Boeing execs help launch sustainable aviation accelerator to fuel innovation

Pacific Northwest leaders celebrated the launch of the Cascadia Sustainable Aviation Accelerator, which aims to make the region a leader in sustainable aviation fuel. Read More

Report: Sustainable aviation startup ZeroAvia aims for $150M to stay airborne through 2028

ZeroAvia, a sustainable aviation company with R&D and manufacturing operations in Everett, Wash., is trying to quickly raise a $150… Read More

Seattle aviation startup Nimbus Aerospace flies demonstrator model for planned electric jet

Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect that Nimbus has been based in the Seattle region since its inception,… Read More

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