$1.4B St. Charles facility plans to make jet fuel from waste materials

A $1.4 billion methanol-to-jet-fuel facility is planned for St. Charles Parish, bringing 120 projected jobs and state incentives as questions remain about feedstock sourcing and environmental concerns ...
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Byproduct of making fuel from ag waste boosts soil organic carbon on Iowa farm

The Sievers Family Farm near Stockton, Iowa, in a photo taken from a drone in the summer of 2020. Photo courtesy of the Consortium for Cultivating Human And Naturally reGenerative Enterprises. The ...
The Columbian

At Port of Longview, company aims to make jet fuel out of timber waste

If Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels has its way, the Port of Longview may soon have a $2.4 billion sustainable aviation fuel plant. But the megaproject to turn timber waste into jet fuel has faced a slew ...
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Boom in burning waste for fuel could put human health and environment at risk

Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) — conglomerated waste often composed of up to 50% plastic — is being burned globally in waste-to-energy incinerators, cement kilns, paper mills, and by other industries.