
Z. mobilis cultures in the Peters lab. Chelsea Mamott/Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
February 12, 2026
BY Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center
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Earlier this year, the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI) launched a major study to examine the sustainable fuel options for aviation, international shipping, long-haul trucking, and freight rail. The two-year study will be complete in 2028.
Researchers at Nicholls State University have developed an inexpensive way to make biodiesel from materials found along the banks of their Louisiana bayou: algae and oyster shells, according to the American Chemical Society.
OMV has partnered with Technical University of Leoben to establish a one-of-a-kind research facility where various process routes to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are being researched and developed.
Cathay is welcoming the release of Igniting the SAF Market: Policy Pathways for Scaling Sustainable Aviation Fuel in China, a research study published by Peking University’s National School of Development in late 2025.
Researchers at the Idaho National Laboratory have developed computer models that apply to processing bioenergy crops using equipment traditionally used by the food, minerals and pharmaceuticals industries.