The biofuels industry was unable to meet the requirement after last year’s financial crisis delayed construction of commercial-scale projects, and upgrading of pilot-scale and demonstration plants to that status. Technological hurdles have also resulted in delays.
While the new figure is a fraction of the 2010 volume set forth in the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA),”a number of companies and projects appear to be poised to expand production over the next several years,” the agency says.
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