kerosene
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E-SAF costs about 10 times more than kerosene and even supporters concede it is unlikely to ever match the price of its fossil fuel-based rival.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Climate activists are urging movie stars to fly economy or take the train to Cannes after saying private jets burned two millions of litres of kerosene getting them to the film festival last year.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Jet fuel is essentially a highly refined form of kerosene with specialised additives, and is usually produced from fractional distillation of crude oil.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
This will be held as inventory and used over the summer, with kerosene production set to rise by up to 20%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
There ain’t no electric lights, just good old kerosene lanterns set into a nook here and there, and I grab one to make my passage easier.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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