25 November 2015 – USDA Blog
The aviation biofuel was derived from twigs and small branches that would otherwise have been burned in slash piles after timber harvest. These forest residuals were provided by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe via the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance Tribal Partnership Program (NARA TPP).
23 October 2015 – USDA Blog
U.S. airline carriers collectively used more than 16 billion gallons of jet fuel in 2014. Given growing concerns over energy independence and the environment, commercial airlines are looking for secure and reliable alternative jet fuels that reduce global emissions.
1 October 2015 – WSU News
Stories about historic preservation, biofuels research, mycology and special education are among those that will be shared by faculty in a month-long exhibit celebrating open access that will open Oct. 19 at Washington State University.
1 October 2015 – WSU News
The newest findings about using material left in forest slash piles to produce alternative biofuels for jet aircraft and other co-products will be presented in a series of five free wood-to-biofuel webinars in October.
2 September 2015 – Valley Journal
Leftover tree parts from logging operations usually end up as piles of useless ash, but academic researchers and tribal forestry officials hope that recent projects will result in less waste and a possible energy market for local forest products.
8 July 2015 – Puget Sound Business Journal
Timber companies, environmentalists and airplane manufacturers might seem unlikely bedfellows, but that’s exactly what’s shaping up here in Jet City.
18 June 2015 – GE Reports/Ideas
More than 135,000 people will visit the Paris Air Show this week to explore the next generation of aviation innovation. Developing the next generation of aviation jet fuels must be a part of this conversation.
6 June 2015 – Washington Forest Protection Association
It was just a few years ago that a coalition of aviation companies and other stakeholders were banding together to figure out a way to fly jetliners on fuel made from woody biomass generated by Northwest forests. And it was also a few years ago that Washington State Forester Aaron Everett said at the annual meeting of the Washington Forest Protection Association that the state Department of Natural Resources is bullish …more
5 June 2015 – Domestic Fuel
Gevo’s technology to convert wood waste to biojet fuel has achieved a breakthrough in its fermentation technology and will soon “catch air” as its soars in the sky in test flights. The wood waste is first converted to isobuanol and then converted into alcohol-to-jet fuel.
4 June 2015 – The Street
Gevo shares are up 16.47% to $3.95 on heavy volume in early market trading on Thursday after the renewable chemicals and biofuels company announced that patented wood waste derived jet fuel would be used in a first ever test flight.