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

IATA: Brazil’s opportunity to be a SAF powerhouse

By International Air Transport Association

June 12, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Business Markets Feedstocks

The International Air Transport Association highlighted Brazil’s opportunity to become a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) powerhouse as its 82nd Annual General Meeting gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

By Erin Krueger

June 12, 2026

Feedstocks

The USDA maintained its forecast for 2026-’27 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest WASDE report, released June 11. The agency revised up its estimate for the volume of soybean oil used to produce biofuel in 2025-’26.

By Massachusetts Institute of Technology

June 10, 2026

Advanced Biofuels Research Sustainable Aviation Fuels Marine Biofuel

Earlier this year, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a major study to examine the sustainable fuel options for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail. The two-year study will be complete in 2028.

By Erin Krueger

June 09, 2026

Cellulosic/Advanced Sustainable Aviation Fuels Policy Feedstocks Advanced Biofuels

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on June 4 confirmed that release of the USDA’s feedstock guidelines to inform 45Z clean fuel production credit implementation “is imminent” with release scheduled for “this summer.”

By Erin Krueger

June 08, 2026

Cellulosic/Advanced Research

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has published a paper that demonstrates hybrid combinations of lignocellulosic feedstock pretreatment methods can achieve high glucose yields with reduced energy consumption.

North American SAF Conference & Expo

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March 2-4, 2027

COBB CONVENTION CENTER | ATLANTA,GEORGIA

Now in its 20th year, the International Biomass Conference & Expo is expected to bring together more than 1000 attendees, 180 exhibitors and 100 speakers from more than 25 countries. It is the largest gathering of biomass professionals and academics in the world. The conference provides relevant content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. In addition to abundant networking opportunities, the largest biomass conference in the world is renowned for its outstanding programming—powered by Biomass Magazine–that maintains a strong focus on commercial-scale biomass production, new technology, and near-term research and development. Join us at the International Biomass Conference & Expo as we enter this new and exciting era in biomass energy.View More