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Measuring and Addressing Investment Risk in the Second-Generation Biofuels Industry

Measuring and Addressing Investment Risk in the Second-Generation Biofuels Industry

Full Title: Measuring and Addressing Investment Risk in the Second-Generation Biofuels Industry
Author(s): Nathan Miller
Publisher(s): International Council of Clean Transportation
Publication Date: December 1, 2013
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Description (excerpt):

Over the last decade, the second-generation biofuels industry has struggled to reach commercialization. The United States and the European Union have some of the world’s most aggressive policies for alternative fuel promotion, including volumetric mandates, lifecycle fuel-carbon-intensity requirements, and fuel-taxation schemes. But these policies have not yet succeeded in bringing substantial volumes of new advanced biofuels to market. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in the U.S. has proved to be a limited driver thus far, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency drastically lowering the amount of cellulosic biofuel that must be blended into gasoline and diesel each year. In addition, the industry faces barriers from the impending “blend wall” of 10% ethanol in gasoline and uncertainty regarding policies and oil prices.

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