Feedstock production would generate most jobs in the advanced biofuel industry, with construction, engineering and procurement also creating employment.
The group estimates a direct annual contribution to US economic growth of $5.5bn in 2012 and $37bn by 2022. The full economic impact could reach nearly $150bn by 2022, according to the report.
Advanced biofuels, or second generation biofuels, are those that rely on non-food feedstocks and offer vastly improved energy output and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
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