Transforming Renewable Energy into Hydrocarbons
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OFFERS POTENTIAL UPSIDE
Total Lifecycle of Hydrocarbons and Impact of
Agricultural Practice
Gevo Base Case
Reduced Till Corn
No Till Corn
No Till Corn and
Induced SOC
Wastes (Cellulosic)
50
20
0
6
Agriculture improvements are
practical and being done
Sequester carbon in the soil
• Higher yield
gCO2e/ MJ
-9
All Gevo
-50
-37
Farms
2017
-100
-150
-200
-250
ISCC PLUS & RSB
Certified Farm
(49gCO2e/kg)
■ Jet Fuel
-192
⚫ Less inputs
Companies such as Indigo, Farmers Business Network, and Locus believe that soil carbon capture can be dramatically increased leading to orders of magnitude increase by building
root systems. If true, the amount of carbon capture per gallon could be in the 10's of kgs per gallon. We are working with these companies to figure it out.
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