Full Title: DOE Releases Report Outlining How America Can Sustainably Produce More Than One Billion Tons of Biomass Per Year
Author(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publisher(s): U.S. Department of Energy
Publication Date: March 15, 2024
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Description (excerpt):
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today released the 2023 Billion-Ton Report (BT23), which shows that the U.S. could sustainably triple its production of biomass to more than 1 billion tons per year. The report—the fourth in a series of assessments of potential biomass resources in the United States since 2005—finds that 1 billion tons of biomass could satisfy over 100% of the projected demand for airplane fuel in the country, allowing the U.S. to fully decarbonize the aviation industry with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Advancing clean energy solutions like biomass is critical to reaching long-term national decarbonization objectives and a key component of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to deliver new economic opportunities across the nation while tackling the climate crisis.