Bye partners with William International, Porous Power technologies in quest for renewable aviation fuel

In Colorado, Bye Energy announced a memorandum of understanding with Williams International, and Williams will become the exclusive test partner for Bye’s renewable jet fuel. Bye noted that Williams provides the gas turbine engine of choice for more than a dozen aircraft and have a strong commitment to clean technology. William specializes in small gas turbine engines. Bye recently partnered with Porous Power Technologies to develop energy storage systems for aviation in support of its vision of hybrid electric-biofuel aviation engines.

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