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Old 9th January 2001 | 16:23
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Gas turbines have the advantage that they can be made to run on almost anything that you can set fire to (even coal dust has been demonstrated). There are plenty of non-fossil possibilities like bio-diesel, alcohol, hydrogen etc. any of which could potentially replace the 'esso blue' currently used.

As soon as this is the cheapest option you'll start to see 'alternative fuel' aeroplanes.