Biofuel News
Meat Prices to Fall at Last Thanks to Green Fuel Boom
The cost of chicken, for example, which soared to $4.75 a pound, has inched back to earth but is still elevated. After years of butcher-counter sticker shock, Americans are likely to see a drop in meat prices thanks to an unlikely ally: the emerging renewable fuel industry. Processing the vast amounts of soybeans needed to […]
On the Ground in Colorado, NREL Is Simulating Sustainable Aviation Fuel Combustion During Flight
Gasoline became unleaded in the 1970s. The sulfur content of diesel has been lowered over decades. Ethanol has been blended into gasoline for years. The historical timeline of liquid transportation fuels is colored by change after change to fuel chemistry. However, that cannot be said of petroleum jet fuel. Its properties have changed little since […]
US Chicken Prices to Fall at Last Thanks to Green Fuel Boom
After years of butcher-counter sticker shock, Americans are likely to see a drop in meat prices thanks to an unlikely ally: the emerging renewable fuel industry. Processing the vast amounts of soybeans needed to make the plant-based jet fuel and diesel required to lower US emissions will also create mountains of co-product soymeal, widely used […]
OPIS Update: Gevo Says Engineering for Ethanol-to-Jet Project ‘Substantially Complete’
Gevo, an advanced biofuels producer, said Wednesday that the engineering work for Net-Zero 1 Development is substantially complete and it is in the “diligence phase” of the Department of Energy loan guarantee program to secure funding for the construction of the ethanol-to-jet project. In a wide-ranging business update announcement, Gevo said it is also ordering […]
First Ethanol Alcohol-to-Jet Sustainable Aviation Fuel Commercial Production Facility Unveiled
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, […]
Revisiting Biomass-Based Diesel Feedstock Trends over 2011-2022
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 […]