Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - September 11, 2015

Blender Pump Deployment Could See Uptick Thanks to USDA Funds

On September 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $100 million in awards through the Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership (BIP). The money will help states install biofuels infrastructure, such as blender pumps, at retail gas stations in 21 states.  Typical gas pumps are only compatible with biofuel blends up to 10 percent (E10).  To meet the volumes of renewable fuels as outlined in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), infrastructure investments are needed to allow for the sale of higher ethanol blends (E15 and up). 

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Headlines:

1) DOE Awards $4 Million for Advanced Biofuels, Bioproducts Development, U.S. DOE 

2) Aviation Emissions Reductions Lagging Behind UN Targets, Edie.net

3) Deforestation Rate Has Slowed, But World Has Lost Staggering Amount of Forest, The Washington Post

4) Ocean-Based Algae Found to Have Up to 50% Oil Content, Biodiesel Magazine 

5) Forest Service Study Shows How Sprawl Increases Costs of Wildfire Fighting, USDA   

 

 

To Contact the Editor: Jessie Stolark at [email protected]

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