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DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released on October 7 the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), an interagency plan that details the collaborative efforts of federal agencies to accelerate the development of a sustainable fuels industry. The NBAP outlines interagency actions, federally supported research and development efforts, and future goals and required steps in seven areas: Sustainability; feedstock production; feedstock logistics; conversion science and technology; distribution infrastructure; blending; and environment, health, and safety. Interagency working groups have been chartered with near-term deadlines to deliver key results, such as the development of science-based sustainability criteria and indicators; 10-year forecasts for research to develop cost-effective methods of producing cellulosic biofuels from non-food feedstocks; the advancement of these next generation biofuels to commercialization; and the creation of recommendations on infrastructure issues.

 

The NBAP was developed by the Biomass Research and Development Board, which is co-chaired by both USDA and DOE officials in order to coordinate the activities of federal agencies involved in biomass research and development. The NBAP was created in response to the president's "20 in 10" goal, which calls for cutting gasoline consumption in the United States by 20% over the next 10 years by investing in renewable and alternative fuel sources, increasing vehicle efficiency, and developing alternative fuel vehicles.

 

 

Current National Fuel Challenges ..............1
Board Action Area 1: Sustainability.............. 4
Board Action Area 2: Feedstock Production.............. 5
Board Action Area 3: Feedstock Logistics ..............7
Board Action Area 4: Conversion Science and Technology.............. 9
Board Action Area 5: Distribution Infrastructure ..............11
Board Action Area 6: Blending.............. 13
Board Action Area 7: Environment, Health & Safety.............. 16
Moving Forward ..............17

 

 

Figure 1: U.S. petroleum production capacity and demand.............. 1
Figure 2: Top eight world-wide countries for petroleum reserves and net exports.............. 1
Figure 3: The biofuels supply chain.............. 3
Figure 4: 2012 cost competitive target and status (biochemical) ..............10
Figure 5: Volumes of ethanol absorbed by several blends.............. 14
Figure 6: Board ethanol blends policy statement ..............15
Figure 7: Ethanol and gasoline hazard diamonds.............. 16
Figure 8: Top level advanced biofuels commercialization timeline.............. 18