WASHINGTON - The National
Biodiesel Board (NBB) expressed support Tuesday for the Environmental
Protection Agency's proposed 2012-2013 volume requirements for renewable fuels.
The proposal calls for
increasing the biomass-based diesel program from 800 million gallons in 2011 to
1 billion gallons in 2012 and almost 1.3 billion gallons in 2013. (Biodiesel
makes up nearly all U.S. biomass-based diesel production.) Because it qualifies
as an advanced biofuel, biodiesel is also eligible to exceed the biomass-based
diesel targets and help meet general advanced biofuels requirements under the
program.
"This proposal
represents a careful and responsible approach to growth that is consistent with
the resources that we know are available for sustainably producing
biodiesel," NBB CEO Joe Jobe said. "As America's first advanced
biofuel being produced on a commercial scale nationwide, we have done extensive
research to assess the various feedstocks that are used to make biodiesel,
including agricultural oils, recycled cooking oil, animal fats, algae and
camelina. We are confident we can meet these targets and we anticipate that we
will likely exceed them. In doing so, we will continue to improve the
environment, create jobs, and reduce the nation's dangerous reliance on foreign
oil."
Biodiesel is a renewable,
clean-burning diesel replacement that is reducing U.S. dependence on foreign
petroleum, creating green jobs and improving our environment. Made from an
increasingly diverse mix of feedstocks, it is the only commercial-scale fuel used
across the U.S. to meet the EPA's definition as an advanced biofuel. Its
production, distribution and use will support more than 31,000 U.S. jobs in
2011 and replace nearly 1 billion gallons of imported petroleum diesel.
Biodiesel is used in existing diesel engines and meets strict specifications of
ASTM D6751.
NBB is the national trade
association representing the biodiesel industry in the United States.
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