U.S. Biofuels Market Off and Running: Experts Say that Ethanol Will Penetrate 100% of Gasoline Market in Next Few Years

摘要

Biofuels are already entrenched in the U.S. transportation fuels market, but not everyone may realize this. Yet, according to the Energy Information Association, by the end of 2008, U.S. ethanol facilities were producing up to 668,000 barrels per day(still short of the same-period ethanol demand of 683,000 barrels/day, according to the Renewable Fuels Association). Even cellulosic ethanol has established itself. As of January, several companies— including logen (www.iogen.ca), Abengoa Bioenergy (www.abengoabioenergy.com), and Poet (www.poet.com)—have pilot-scale cellulosic plants in operation. And widescale commercial cellulosic ethanol should be available by 2011.