Fuel

Fuel was a type of material used to power vehicles. Starships, such as the Ghost, were powered by fuel.^[2] During the Nihil conflict, fuel was very expensive for civilians.^[3] The Wookiee planet Kashyyyk hosted an oil refinery, which was a critical location during the Battle of Kashyyyk.^[4] Fuel prices heavily rose during^[5] the galactic recession of c. 9 ABY.^[6]

Types

Starship fuel

Types of starship fuel in the galaxy included rhydonium, a volatile type of fuel found on the planet Abafar,^[7] baradium nitrate,^[8] deuterium,^[9] ipsium, found exclusively on Ipsidon,^[10] kessoline, mined on Kessel^[11] Malastarian fuel,^[12] megonite,^[8] Nergon-14,^[8] rippinnium,^[13] sodium,^[8] tibanna,^[14] and Zylium 12.^[15]

Some fuels were used specifically to power hyperdrive engines, such as the ultra-efficient coaxium^[16] and Clouzon-36.^[17]

Light fuel

Some types of fuel were used to create lighting, either through their ignition in lanterns or by powering lamps. Those included bloggin-oil, harvested from the bloggin of Jakku^[8] and Neehwa oil.^[18]

Specialized fuels

Some exotic types of fuel were used to power highly specialized devices. Those were accelerite^[19] and Conflagrine-14, both highly flammable and used in flamethrowers,^[20][19] hydro-glycolic fuel, used to power astromech droids,^[21] and paralene, used to power jetpacks.^[22]

In culture

Podracers believed that consuming engine fuel brought good luck, leading to a tradition of pilots drinking a cup of the liquid just before a race.^[23]

Appearances

Non-canon appearances

• "Boba's Bounty" — LEGO Star Wars 82 (Mentioned only)
• "Sabotaging the Empire" — LEGO Star Wars 110

Sources

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