What is in this article?:
- Ag Secretary Vilsack Announces Renewable Energy Initiatives
- BCAP final rule
- FAA agreement to crop residue-based fuel
- Acceleration of commercial biofuel industry
- BCAP final rule implemented
- Agreement to develop aviation fuel from forest and crop residues
- Next-gen biofuels considered a decreasing cost industry
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FAA agreement to crop residue-based fuel
The Secretary also announced jointly with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) a five-year agreement to develop aviation fuel from forest and crop residues and other "green" feedstocks in order to decrease dependence on foreign oil and stabilize aviation fuel costs. Under the partnership, the agencies will bring together their experience in research, policy analysis and air transportation sector dynamics to assess the availability of different kinds of feedstocks that could be processed by bio-refineries to produce jet fuels.
The participants will develop a tool to evaluate the status of different components of a feedstock supply chain, such as availability of biomass from farms and forests, the potential of that biomass for production of jet fuel, and the length of time it will take to ramp up to full-scale production. The agencies already have existing programs and collaborative agreements with private and public partners and resources to help biorefiners develop cost-effective production plans for jet aircraft biofuels.
