Helping farmers, boosting biofuels: WSU-led paper shows promising cover crop benefits

Doug Collins and Teal Potter, co-authors on the new paper, stand in a field of triticale. The cover crop was grown to study its viability as a biofuel source. / Photo courtesy of Chad Kruger/WSU

November 25, 2025

BY Washington State University

Illinois researchers convert food waste into jet fuel, boosting circular economy

By University of Illinois ACES

9 hours ago

Feedstocks Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research

Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have discovered a novel way to convert food waste into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that meets industry standards without relying on fossil fuel blends.

By Rolls-Royce

November 20, 2025

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business UK Use Research

Rolls-Royce is leading a new project to find smarter ways of using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to increase its effectiveness and role in reducing non-CO2 emissions, specifically those associated with contrail formation.

By Erin Krueger

November 18, 2025

Feedstocks

The USDA maintained its forecast for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Nov. 14. The estimate for 2024-’25 soybean use in biofuel production was reduced.

By Erin Krueger

November 18, 2025

Feedstocks

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service on Nov. 14 released its latest Crop Production report, predicting record-setting soybean yields. The agency reduced its forecast for soybean production.

By Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

November 14, 2025

Biochar Biogas Research

In a recent academic forum, Professor Yen Wah Tong from the National University of Singapore presented compelling findings on how biochar can significantly enhance the process of anaerobic digestion.

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