Arundo as Feedstock for Biofuel

Date:   1/16/2012 11:45:44 PM ( 12 y ago)

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January 16, 2012
9:45 pm


The Honorable Ed Whitfield
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EPA has only approved 2 feedstocks to make cellulosic ethanol even though there are many more out there that may yield better results. One o f those is arundo donax. What is the status of the petition to utilize this feedstock?
Response: In March EPA received a petition requesting we add Arundo donax as an eligible feedstock for biofuel production under the provisions of the RFS2 regulations. As required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of2007 (EISA), EPA is completing a lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions assessment o f such biofuel pathways. In coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Energy, our lifecycle assessment will determine whether Arundo donax will qualify as a feedstock which can be used to produce biofuels meeting the cellulosic biofuel GHG performance threshold established by EISA. After completing this analysis, EPA will, ifappropriate, adopt a change to the RFS2 regulations to add Arundo donax as a feedstock for producing cellulosic biofuel.

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