The National Biofuels Action Plan is released
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) jointly released it’s National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP) in October 2008. The plan was written in response to President Bush’s “Twenty in Ten” goal. This is the president’s goal to cut US gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years.. The National Biofuels Action Plan is an interagency effort detailing what the federal agencies are doing to accelerate the development of a sustainable biofuels industry.
The Biomass Research and Development Board
Responsible for developing the National Biofuels Action Plan is the Biomass Research and Development Board. With USDA and DOE officials at the helm, the Board will coordinate the activities of federal agencies involved in biomass research and development. Nearly a dozen executive branch agencies and the administration are represented by its members.
Biomass to Biofuels: The Right Choice
Because biomass is plant matter such as trees, grasses, agricultural crop or other biological material, supply is plentiful. Since it can be used as a solid fuel, or converted into liquid or gas form, it’s uses are broad.
Currently, biomass is the only clean, renewable energy source that can help to diversify transportation fuels in the US. This renders the task of the Biomass Research and Development Board as crucial. The Biomass Program must find ways to transform the nation’s abundance of renewable energy found in biomass products. into biofuels The development of biofuels must be cost competitive and offer quality performance.
Additional Resources on Biomass and Biofuels
The National Biofuel Action Plan is available, in it’s entirety, in an easy to read
Adobe Acrobat format. Visit the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s website at eere.energy.gov. Go to the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) page, and click on EERE News. There you’ll find a link to download the document.
For additional information about the Biomass Reasearch and Development Board, you can contact the departments that co-chair the Board: US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US Department of Energy (DOE).
Additionally, there is a Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDi) website which provides information about the Board, the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), and the Initiative. The BRDi website is located at www.birdsolutions.com.
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