Can the Defense Department Be a Significant Driver of New Biofuels Technology?

Beyond that we support more aggressive actions by DOD to build commercial-scale biofuels units that can prove multiple technologies and speed delivery of high volumes of advanced biofuels to our war fighters. A more aggressive approach can not only help ensure a secure, cost-effective and environmentally sustainable fuel supply for DOD, but also help drive advanced biofuel commercialization activities domestically. DOD has already showed interest in developing a “tactical biorefinery “that is mounted on skids and can be deployed overseas to convert kitchen waste and other solid waste to fuel. DOD is a significant driver of innovation and technology commercialization and we are beginning to see some encouraging signs with regard to advanced biofuels.