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Journal article
Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry
Ecology, Pollution and Environmental science, (4), pp.95-102
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111635
Appears in Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT)
Abstract
Pennycress, an oilseed plant with high oil content, is being considered as a second-generation biofuel feedstock. The plants lifecycle fits with traditional U.S. crop rotations. This study examines the economic feasibility of pennycress production, its potential to supply a renewable aviation industry and its potential impacts on the U.S. economy. Incorporating pennycress in U.S. crop rotations at a price of $0.20 per pound stimulates 22.1 million acres of pennycress to be planted and increases harvested acreage of corn and soybeans by 3.2 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively. To produce 800+ million gallons of jet fuel, 22 HEFA facilities fed by 43 oil extraction facilities are required resulting in the addition of $19 billion to the nation’s economy and nearly 66,000 jobs.
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- Title
- Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry
- Creators
- Evan Markel (Author)Burton C. English (Author)Chad Hellwinckel (Author)R. Jamey Menard (Author)
- Publication Details
- Ecology, Pollution and Environmental science, (4), pp.95-102
- Academic Unit
- Aviation Sustainability Center (ASCENT); Alternative Jet Fuel
- Grants
- 13-C-AJFE-UTENN-005, Federal Aviation Administration (United States, Washington) - FAA
- Identifiers
- 99900567701301842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article