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Federal Renewable Fuel Standard |
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The Energy Bill signed into law late in 2007 expanded requirements for renewable fuel to be blended into the nation's fuel supply, which should stimulate further production of renewable projects including biodiesel production projects. A summary table of the new fuel standard follows.
FEDERAL RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (in billion gallons)
| Year |
Renewable Fuel |
Advanced Biofuel |
Cellulosic Biofuel |
Biomass-based Biodiesel |
| 2006 |
4.0 |
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| 2007 |
4.7 |
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| 2008 |
9.0 |
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| 2009 |
11.1 |
0.6 |
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0.5 |
| 2010 |
12.95 |
0.95 |
0.1 |
0.65 |
| 2011 |
13.95 |
1.35 |
0.25 |
0.80 |
| 2012 |
15.2 |
2.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
| 2013 |
16.55 |
2.75 |
1.0 |
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| 2014 |
18.15 |
3.75 |
1.75 |
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| 2015 |
20.5 |
5.5 |
3.0 |
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| 2016 |
22.25 |
7.25 |
4.25 |
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| 2017 |
24.0 |
9.0 |
5.5 |
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| 2018 |
26.0 |
11.0 |
7.0 |
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| 2019 |
28.0 |
13.0 |
8.5 |
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| 2020 |
30.0 |
15.0 |
10.5 |
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| 2021 |
33.0 |
18.0 |
13.5 |
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| 2022 |
36.0 |
21.0 |
16.0 |
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