US national biofuels action plan

Sep 2008

America has one-third of the world’s automobiles (230 million) and uses twenty-five percent of the world’s oil. The American economy depends on liquid transportation fuels, principally derived from petroleum, to power our cars, buses, trucks, locomotives, barges and airplanes. Use of these fuels has given rise to energy security concerns, contributions to climate change and other environmental challenges. In the absence of alternatives to petroleum products, the Energy Information Administration projects that reliance on foreign producers for oil will increase 30% through 2030, and our transport sector’s greenhouse gas emissions will grow by nearly 40%.
Congress responded in December 2007 by passing a Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 that the President signed into law. The RFS requires 36 BGY of biofuels by 2022, and includes specific provisions for advanced biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol and biomass based diesel contributions that pave the way for advanced technologies.
This document outlines the US Action Plan and the areas where interagency cooperation will help to evolve bio-based fuel production technologies from promising ideas to competitive solutions.

By: Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDi)

 
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