IFES 2012: The Impact of Biofuels Mandates on Grain, Oilseed
US - Minimum volumes of biofuel usage were first mandated for the US in the 2005 Energy Policy Act and then revised in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The current legislation sets annual minimum volumes through 2022 in four categories of biofuels: cellulosic, biomass-based diesel, undifferentiated advanced, and renewable, writes Scott Irwin.