U.S. Renewable Energy Policy and Industry
U.S. Bioenergy Market Overview
2013 U.S. Bioenergy Production
Biopower
Renewable
14%
Hydrocarbons
0%
Biodiesel
11%
Starch Ethanol
75%
Sources: 1. EIA Annual Energy Review 2. EPA 2014 RFS2 Data 3.
Lewis, John. 2015. "Systems-Level Analysis & Bioenergy Market
Assessment". Golden, CO: NREL. Accessed September 2015,
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f22/sustainability and
strategic analysis lewis 4121.pdf.
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1,500 trillion Btu total produced
in 2013, or 1.8% total primary
energy production in the United
States
98% of U.S. ethanol production
use corn as feedstock
Key driver of the biofuel industry
is the federal Renewable Fuel
Standard (RFS), which requires
transportation fuel sold in the
United States to contain a
minimum volume of renewable
fuels. The majority of fuel ethanol
and biodiesel made in the United
States is blended with gasoline
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
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