Policy Analysis & Support

ANTARES staff has been called to testify before the U.S. Congress, state public service commissions, and energy agencies.

Although the transportation fuel market offers an extremely large potential target, petroleum based products represent well priced and well financed competition. Biobased based entrants will find it difficult to compete in this market unsubsidized. Researchers, technology vendors, and project developers may find that other biobased products are more profitably pursued. Many emerging biobased products are being designed to take advantage of the unique properties of biomass feedstocks. In some cases, biobased products are expected to outperform their petroleum-based counterparts or provide completely new solutions with no petroleum-based analog. There are also many different niche markets that are well suited for lower production volumes and offer higher profit margins than bulk fuels.