Great Plains, Accellergy partner to produce renewable jet fuel from coal, biomass

Biofuels Digest
March 26, 2010
By Biofuels Digest special correspondent Chet Geschickter

In Ohio, Great Plains Oil & Exploration announced a partnership with Accelergy to team up on the production of biojet fuel using a process that converts coal and biomass to drop-in aviation fuel using a gasification process. The next day, in a separate announcement, Accelergy revealed that it has begun producing fuel from coal and biomass for evaluation by the US Air Force, which has a stated goal of sourcing 50 percent of its JP-8 aviation fuel from cleaner and domestic sources. For its part, Great Plains is focusing on establishing and expanding camelina production. Two different business models, one common aim: large scale production of synthetic jet fuel. Three different considerations are important for evaluating the significance of these announcements: 1. Sustainable large scale production, 2. Environmental benefits and 3. Economics. Here, we’ll look at each in a little more detail (drumroll please).

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