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EPA ups America's Renewable Fuel Standard to 10.21 percent for 2009

In 2009, the U.S. will use at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel. This was the pronouncement of the EPA today regarding an increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard Increased from 7.76 percent (the 2008 number) to 10.21 percent, an increase of 2.45 percentage points or about 2 billion gallons. The 11-plus billion gallons will be blended into transportation gasoline as E10, E85 and different types of biodiesel blends. The raise continues the EPA's policy of gradual increases in the annual use of biofuels until the target of 36 billion ... Read more →

EPA looking for your thoughts on Texas' request to halve ethanol mandate Sebastian Blanco

Photo by qthrul. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 went into effect, there has been a nationwide renewable fuels standard (RFS) in the U.S. The amount ...

South Dakota lawmaker wants cellulosic ethanol to count towards RFS Sebastian Blanco

When is cellulosic ethanol not cellulosic ethanol? When it's grown on public land. Let us explain. Apparently, when cellulosic ethanol is made from biomass grown on public lands (or on private lands ...

EPA ups America's Renewable Fuel Standard to 10.21 percent for 2009 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

In 2009, the U.S. will use at least 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuel. This was the pronouncement of the EPA today regarding an increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard Increased from 7.76 percent (the 2008 number) to 10.21 percent, an increase of 2.45 percentage points or about 2 billion ...

EPA looking for your thoughts on Texas' request to halve ethanol mandate 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Photo by qthrul. Licensed under Creative Commons license 2.0. Since the Energy Policy Act of 2005 went into effect, there has been a nationwide renewable fuels standard (RFS) in the U.S. The amount of biofuels required by the bill were increased by the Energy Independence and Security Act in ...

South Dakota lawmaker wants cellulosic ethanol to count towards RFS 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

When is cellulosic ethanol not cellulosic ethanol? When it's grown on public land. Let us explain. Apparently, when cellulosic ethanol is made from biomass grown on public lands (or on private lands but is not intentionally grown and managed as ethanol feedstock), U.S. law does not count that ...


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