I'm surprised - would think biofuels would be more located in the pine forests of Georgia; hadn't thought of Texas as a logging state. Also a little confused - have seen the UK's heavily subsidized biofuels plant, designated as 'green' energy because wood is 'renewable', even though it's emissions are 'worse than coal', mocked as a stupid endeavor. (although part of the stupidity is getting the wood pellets shipped all the way from the SE U.S.)
So, will this Texas project actually be economically feasible, or will it have to be subsidized forever?
And is SW Airline's commitment conditional on the price of the end product?
If this biofuels concept works, it should be done in the Pacific NW too, now that we've saved the spotted owls. (fat chance)
All great questions - apparently this refinery will burn wood waste, chips, wood dust, and other wastes with no deforestation. But who knows. Very curious to see how it plays out with their feed source.
I'm surprised - would think biofuels would be more located in the pine forests of Georgia; hadn't thought of Texas as a logging state. Also a little confused - have seen the UK's heavily subsidized biofuels plant, designated as 'green' energy because wood is 'renewable', even though it's emissions are 'worse than coal', mocked as a stupid endeavor. (although part of the stupidity is getting the wood pellets shipped all the way from the SE U.S.)
So, will this Texas project actually be economically feasible, or will it have to be subsidized forever?
And is SW Airline's commitment conditional on the price of the end product?
If this biofuels concept works, it should be done in the Pacific NW too, now that we've saved the spotted owls. (fat chance)
All great questions - apparently this refinery will burn wood waste, chips, wood dust, and other wastes with no deforestation. But who knows. Very curious to see how it plays out with their feed source.