The U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate calls for 36 billion gallons of renewable fuel use by 2022. 16 billion gallons of this requirement will come from cellulosic biofuels, a critical emerging production platform.
Cellulose-based biofuels are believed to have very real advantages over corn-based ethanol. Be it ever-increasing global demand for food, the sheer volumes of bio feedstock required to support the mandate, or the practical on-farm cost-benefit equation for farmers, cellulosic biomass sources have emerged as the feedstock of the future. MachineryLink is uniquely positioned to bring substantial value to the broad-based push for this 2d generation biofuel.
As global players converge in this new space, bringing a breadth of technology skill-sets and capital wherewithal, the supply-chain dimension what it takes to capture, store, deliver the feedstock, and manage all of the human and capital assets remains a sizeable challenge for any existing or emerging producer. The core competencies that make us world-class in the combine leasing business are proving to address the existing void in scalable feedstock logistics.