U.S. government downgrades target for cellulosic ethanol
International Energy Network News: According to foreign media reports, the Obama administration admitted on Monday that the production of fiber ethanol could not meet the goal of adding 250 million gallons of fuel ethanol to weeds and other plants instead of food crops as raw materials in the fuel next year.
According to the EPA's original plan, the amount of cellulosic ethanol that must be blended in motor vehicles in 2011 is 6.6 million gallons. This is part of the United States’ implementation of the 2007 Act. The decree requires that the amount of renewable fuel blended in gasoline and diesel supplied by oil companies be increased year by year. According to the plan, as a whole, it will take 13.95 billion gallons of biofuel to be blended into motor vehicle fuels next year, accounting for about 8% of fuel consumption.
The Congress had mandated the addition of 250 million gallons of fiber ethanol to be added next year, but due to the lack of any large commercial operations, the supply was insufficient. The US Department of Energy is awaiting the approval of one of the largest plant projects.
The president of the American Renewable Fuels Association pointed out that the US Department of Energy's downward adjustment of the fibrous ethanol standard actually reflects the difficulties faced by the full commercialization of fibrous ethanol production and technical difficulties.
Refiners cannot use ethanol produced from corn as a raw material to fill the gaps in cellulosic ethanol. Only those that are considered advanced biofuels can. Next year, the total amount of advanced biofuels that the United States needs to add to fuel is 1.35 billion gallons.
The U.S. Congress has not yet voted on whether the ethanol tax reduction policy due at the end of this year will be extended.
According to the EPA's original plan, the amount of cellulosic ethanol that must be blended in motor vehicles in 2011 is 6.6 million gallons. This is part of the United States’ implementation of the 2007 Act. The decree requires that the amount of renewable fuel blended in gasoline and diesel supplied by oil companies be increased year by year. According to the plan, as a whole, it will take 13.95 billion gallons of biofuel to be blended into motor vehicle fuels next year, accounting for about 8% of fuel consumption.
The Congress had mandated the addition of 250 million gallons of fiber ethanol to be added next year, but due to the lack of any large commercial operations, the supply was insufficient. The US Department of Energy is awaiting the approval of one of the largest plant projects.
The president of the American Renewable Fuels Association pointed out that the US Department of Energy's downward adjustment of the fibrous ethanol standard actually reflects the difficulties faced by the full commercialization of fibrous ethanol production and technical difficulties.
Refiners cannot use ethanol produced from corn as a raw material to fill the gaps in cellulosic ethanol. Only those that are considered advanced biofuels can. Next year, the total amount of advanced biofuels that the United States needs to add to fuel is 1.35 billion gallons.
The U.S. Congress has not yet voted on whether the ethanol tax reduction policy due at the end of this year will be extended.