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the developer of a process for converting municipal solid waste into low-cost sustainable aviation biofuel. The investment is so far the largest single investment by a US airline in alternativefuels. Fulcrum expects its first alternativefuels plant to begin commercial operation in 2017. Earlier post.)
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