Estimate the Biofuel Expansion Needs to Meet the Clean Fuels Requirement in the US Transportation Sector and Evaluate its Impact on the Agricultural Market

 

2024-2025 USDA-NIFA Limited Competitive Research Support Award

 

Principal Investigators and Affiliations:

PI: Dr. Chengcheng Fei, Texas A&M University 

Graduate Student: Yifan Caroline Dong

Funded: $76,700

Start Date: 10/1/2024

End Date: 6/30/2025

 

Project Goal

This study aims to analyze the impact of biomass-based liquid fuel demand on the US land use changes and agricultural commodity markets.

 

Objectives

1. Evaluate the biofuel demand to meet the goal of clean fuel in the transportation sector under current and future market conditions, mainly in long-distance heavy- 2 duty hauling, aviation, maritime and railway transports, and other purposes that cannot be electrified.
2. Evaluate the impacts of the biofuel expansion on the agricultural market and land usage under various demand scenarios

 

Expected Project Outcomes

The project will focus on the quantitative analysis to evaluate the impacts of biofuel expansion on the agricultural markets using FASOMGHG under different scenarios.