Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - May 18, 2018

Trash to Treasure: First U.S. Commercial-Scale Waste-to-Fuels Project Underway

On May 16, Fulcrum Bioenergy Inc. announced that it had moved to Phase 2 of project construction in the California-based company’s quest to turn municipal solid waste (MSW) into jet fuel. The Sierra BioFuels Plant, located outside Reno, Nevada, is expected to produce 10 million gallons of renewable jet fuel per year from 175,000 tons of municipal solid waste, beginning in 2020. Already, Fulcrum has buyers for the fuel, with offtake agreements from United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and BP.

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Headlines: 

1. House Votes Down 2018 Farm Bill – Biggs Amendment Defeated 
2. Trump Said to Mull Ways to Boost Biofuel Market Transparency
3. Farm Income Could Be Lowest in 12 Years, Falls by More Than Half
4. Arizona Utility Seeks Bioenergy Projects
5. The Scientist Still Fighting for the Clean Fuel the World Forgot

 

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