Gov. Ferguson launches sustainable jet fuel research center at Paine Field

MUKILTEO — Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson joined Snohomish County officials and aviation executives Thursday morning to formally launch a sustainable jet fuel research center at Paine Field.

“I think we can all agree that sustainable aviation fuel is literally the future of this (aviation) industry,” Ferguson told the several hundred people gathered at the Boeing Future of Flight museum and tour center.

He said the state was uniquely positioned to host the center because Washington State University has become a key research center for the development of sustainable fuels.

The center, with $10 million in new funding from the state Legislature and $10 million from an anonymous donor, aims to make Snohomish County a global hub for the development of green aviation fuel. It’s scheduled to be built on an 8-acre site south of the main Paine Field runway.

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