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Coming Up Short
Coming Up Short
By: Kris Bevill
From the November 2009 Ethanol Producer Magazine
As the U.S. EPA ponders comments submitted in response to its proposed rule for the second stage of the renewable fuel standard, cellulosic biofuel producers wonder how they will produce enough fuel to meet a 2010 mandate, and what will happen to the industry if they don’t.
The U.S. EPA’s proposed rule for the second stage of the renewable fuel standard (RFS2) is filled with complicated issues that address everything from indirect land use impacts to definitions of feedstocks and greenhouse gas emission reduction rates. A final rule is not expected from the EPA until at least Dec. 1 and could possibly be delayed until next year due to the complexity of the issues being addressed. Nevertheless, in its proposal, the agency calls for 2010 mandate requiring 100 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel to be produced and, so far, there is no indication the agency plans to lessen the volume requirement.
Tags: Clayton McMartin, Clean Fuels Clearinghouse, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable Identification Number, RFS2, RIN, RINSTAR, RINStar Renewable Fuels Registry