Head of Renewable Fuels Group Says RFS May Cause Turf War Among Biofuel Makers

摘要

The Obama administration's decision to lower the amount of ethanol U.S. refiners must blend into gasoline will stunt demand and trigger a battle for market share among biofuel producers, the president of a biofuels industry group said. The Environmental Protection Agency in November said blenders and refiners must use 14.5 billion gallons of ethanol this year, less than the 15 billion target in a 2007 energy law. That is stifling growth and pitting renewable fuels like ethanol and biodiesel against each other, Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, said Feb. 16 at the National Ethanol Conference in New Orleans.