Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Syntroleum Corporation of our reports dated March 6, 2012, relating to our audits of the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Syntroleum Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2011.

/s/ HOGANTAYLOR LLP

Tulsa, Oklahoma

February 7, 2013