
Developing new and sustainable fuels and products from biomass, Professor Bin Yang works with members of his lab at WSU Tri-Cities. Yang led research into new, economically feasible production of sugar for biofuels. / SOURCE: WSU
May 9, 2025
BY Washington State University
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The House Committee on Agriculture on Feb. 13 released a draft Farm Bill that includes provisions that aim to expand the use of biochar and encourage growth and innovation in the biofuel, bioproducts and bioenergy industries.
U.S. biofuel producers consumed 29.438 billion pounds of feedstock in November 2025, down approximately 2% when compared to both the previous month and November 2024, according to data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
The USDA maintained its outlook for 2025-’26 soybean oil use in biofuel production in its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, released Feb. 12. The outlook for season-average soybean oil prices was also unchanged.
The Idaho National Laboratory is collaborating with Terragia Biofuel Inc. to use preprocessing technologies at the Biomass Feedstock National User Facility (BFNUF) as the company evaluates its new biomass conversion technology.
Rep. Rick W. Allen, R-Ga., recently introduced a bill to establish a targeted federal assistance program to provide temporary financial relief to eligible forest product harvesting and hauling businesses impacted by significant market disruptions.