US EPA keeps 2012 renewable fuel standards on track

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week announced the 2012 renewable fuel standards that will keep the US on track to reaching 36 billion gallons in 2022.

Annual renewable fuel volume targets were established under the auspices of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. To meet the volumes, the EPA calculates a percentage-based standard each year that defines the minimum volume of renewable fuel which must be used in transportation fuel.

Next year, those targets will be total renewable biofuels of 15.2 billion gallons (9.21%), 2 gallons of advanced biofuels (1.21%), 1 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel (0.91%) and 3.45-12.9 million gallons of cellulosic biofuels (0.002-0.01%).

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