USDA provides comprehensive overview of advanced biofuels ’state of play’

Biofuels Digest
May 19, 2010 Jim Lane

In Washington, the most recent issue of the USDA-ERS “Amber Waves” gives an excellent overview of the state of play in cellulosic ethanol and commercial-scale advanced biofuels.

“The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in early 2010 that the cellulosic biofuel mandate for 2010 would be reduced from 100 million gallons to 6.5 million gallons,” the report says. “There were no changes to mandated levels for subsequent years. ERS estimates that production capacity may be somewhat higher for cellulosic biofuel, about 10 million gallons, with capacity expanding to over 200 million gallons by 2012.

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Direct link to "Amber Waves"