The U.S. military uses over 117 million barrels of oil per year, costing $17.3 billion which accounts for 80% of the federal government's energy use. This level of dependence on petroleum poses both budgetary threats from rising costs and volatility as well as strategic threats as it undermines foreign policy and creates more military missions to protect oil interests. As a result, the Navy and Air Force have set goals to obtain 50% of their fuel from alternative sources like advanced biofuels by 2020 and 2016 respectively if they can be sourced cost-competitively. Developing a cost-competitive advanced biofuel industry has the potential to create a large new market and catalyze economic development, as the