Much information is available online about ethanol and other alcohols that can be produced via fermentation. In addition, there are many resources that talk about transesterification for the conversion of biolipids into biodiesel.

That said, I haven't found a ton of information about biogasoline. What exactly is the process, or what are the candidate processes, that can be leveraged to produce hydrocarbons in the gasoline range? Is there a process that takes biolipids as the main ingredient?

And what, if any, differences exist between gasoline from a traditional refinery and biogasoline?

Just wondering if anyone has tried making their own fuel to burn in an ethanol burner to heat their house? What ABV would it need to be? Or is this just asking to burn my house down? Thanks in advance.

Any thoughts on their work and the viability of their methods?

https://terragia.com

Diesel and biodiesel are nearly identical in terms of fuel efficiency and work in the same engine; how come there isn’t a similar biofuel alternative for gasoline (besides ethanol)?

I read about one in a Journal Article but can't seem to find one with thorough googling. I thought maybe they had a specific name that I don't know. Thoughts?

The recent carbon auction prices have exceeded expectations: https://crosscut.com/briefs/2023/06/washingtons-second-carbon-auction-sold-pollution-over-500m

I'm trying to determine whether biofuel production in Washington state would qualify for carbon offset status under the Climate Commitment Act.

The relevant law seems to be in the administrative code, WAC 173-446-500:

General requirements for ecology offset credits and registry offset credits.

(1) In order to ensure an offset credit can be used as a compliance instrument under this chapter, an offset project operator or authorized project designee must demonstrate that the ecology offset credits and/or registry offset credits generated by its offset project meet the following requirements. A registry offset credit must:
(a) Represent a GHG emission reduction or GHG removal enhancement that is real, quantifiable, permanent, verifiable, enforceable, and additional to GHG reductions or removals otherwise required by law and other GHG reductions or removals that would otherwise occur;
(b) Result from the use of a compliance offset protocol that meets the requirements of WAC 173-446-505;
(c) Result from an offset project that is listed in accordance with WAC 173-446-520;
(d) Result from an offset project that complies with the monitoring, reporting and record retention requirements of WAC 173-446-525;
(e) Result from an offset project that is verified pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-446-530;
(f) Result from an offset project that will not produce significant adverse environmental impacts after mitigation. When analysis under Washington's State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) is required for an offset project, a project-level SEPA analysis finding no significant adverse environmental impact after mitigation fulfills this requirement; and
(g) Be issued by an offset project registry approved pursuant to the requirements of WAC 173-446-590.
(2) An ecology offset credit must meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) Be issued pursuant to WAC 173-446-555;
(b) Be registered pursuant to WAC 173-446-565;
(c) Provide direct environmental benefits to the state pursuant to WAC 173-446-595; and
(d) When used for compliance be subject to the quantitative usage limits set forth in WAC 173-446-600(6).

Has anybody read up on this enough to answer the question for me: would a biofuel project that grows its own biomass in Washington state qualify to sell offsets? I suppose it would depend on being able to demonstrate that the biofuel is substituting for fossil fuels.

Hello r/Biofuel!

I am currently looking into the market outlooks for biofuels, and I wanted to ask the experts here if you know of any high quality market outlooks towards to 2050? I am looking into biofuel in general, but I am especially interested in biomass residual derived biofuels. If anyone has related material or resources, I am also very interested. Let's share and educate!

Thank you in advance for your input :)