| Title | Potential for Pennycress to Support a Renewable Jet Fuel Industry |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 82152 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Markel, Evan; English, Burton C.; Hellwinckel, Chad; Menard, Robert J |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment; University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Environment and Energy |
| Publisher | Hendun |
| Publication Date | 20180800 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Pennycress, an oilseed plant with high oil content, is being considered as a second-generation biofuel feedstock. The plants lifecycle fits with traditional U.S. crop rotations. This study examines the economic feasibility of pennycress production, its potential to supply a renewable aviation industry and its potential impacts on the U.S. economy. Incorporating pennycress in U.S. crop rotations at a price of $0.20 per pound stimulates 22.1 million acres of pennycress to be planted and increases harvested acreage of corn and soybeans by 3.2 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively. To produce 800+ million gallons of jet fuel, 22 HEFA facilities fed by 43 oil extraction facilities are required resulting in the addition of $19 billion to the nation’s economy and nearly 66,000 jobs. |
| Public Note | This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Rosap ID | dot:57458 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57458 |
| TRT Terms | Aviation; Aviation fuels; Renewable energy sources; Biomass fuels |
| General Subjects | Pennycress; Alternative aviation fuel; Biojet fuel; IMPLAN; POLYSYS; ASCENT |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1785232 |
| Contract Number | 13-C-AJFE-UTENN-005 |
| Report Number | EEO-18-1-121 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/82000/82100/82152/01-EEO-18-1-121_pub_Potential.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |