Biofuels News

U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Turk joins U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack, other government officials, and industry leaders for first-of-its-kind SAF facility ribbon-cutting. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Soperton, Georgia today, LanzaJet unveiled the Freedom Pines Fuels facility, the world’s first ethanol-based alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) commercial production plant. With the completion of this facility, LanzaTech,

One of the most discussed and debated aspects of the renewable diesel boom is its impact on feedstock markets.  In a recent farmdoc daily article (December 11, 2023), we examined feedstock usage trends for FAME biodiesel, which competes with renewable diesel, and found that  soybean oil dominated as a feedstock for production of biodiesel.  In another recent farmdoc

Marine transportation-services company CSL Group Inc. announced February 8, 2023, that it had successfully completed a trial of B100 biodiesel as part of its Great Lakes biofuel program. CSL’s trial was one of the longest-running initiatives of its kind in the maritime industry. As part of the announcement, CSL publicly released a case study on its

Every year, airplanes crisscrossing U.S. skies burn 23 billion gallons of fuel, leaving contrails and 8% of the nation’s transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in their wake. A recent study by researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories reveals which crop-based feedstocks offer the greatest potential

Decision Innovation Solutions (DIS) released a study of the economic impact on the Midwest if the sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) goal of 35 billion gallons was met by 2050. The Midwest stands to benefit greatly as two of the most likely SAF feedstocks would be soybean oil and corn ethanol. In order to reach the

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Jan. 11 that USDA is awarding $19 million in grants to U.S. business owners to increase the availability of domestic biofuels in 22 states and give Americans cleaner, more affordable fuel options. The department is making the awards through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program. “By increasing the supply of biofuels made here

Advanced biofuels like biodiesel, renewable diesel, renewable jet fuel/sustainable aviation fuel, and renewable heating oil have physical properties similar to petroleum distillate fuels and can be used for the same purposes. Along with traditional biofuels like ethanol, advanced biofuels qualify for use under the United State’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program and may also qualify for

Thanks to American innovation, we have the technology, sustainable feedstocks, and entrepreneurial spirit to build a world-leading clean aviation industry right here at home. With the drums of war beating again in the Middle East, America faces a pressing need to secure stable, affordable fuel supplies that do not make us dependent on dictators and

While normal people were getting ready to go out for a night of Halloween fun, this market nerd was poring over a report from the U.S. Energy Department (DOE) entitled U.S. Feedstocks Consumed for Production of Biofuels. The report showed another big month for soybean oil as 1.197 billion pounds were used to make biofuels