Liters of Biofuel Demand per Year that Replace Imports
Potential bioethanol and biodiesel feedstocks
10% Ethanol Blend Mandate
3% Biodiesel Blend Mandate
Annual Gasoline Demand
Annual Diesel
Demand
Establishing standards and building the critical storage and distribution infrastructure to enable long-term biofuels production and adoption.
Reducing gasoline imports by constructing and operating domestic ethanol production utilizing local resources, capturing CO2 to provide for renewable cooling, and building agricultural capacity.
Reducing diesel imports by constructing and operating domestic biodiesel production and expanding agricultural capacity resources.
Successful, long-term biofuel production is dependent on a strong partnership with the agricultural community and feedstock resiliency.
Domestic biodiesel supply will strengthen the domestic economy by enabling energy security.
Captured CO2 is a renewable coolant to be used in warehouses, storage boxes and other commercial and residential applications.
Low-cost ethanol will reduce dependence on expensive petroleum imports and enhance domestic supply security.