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NREL report estimates gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol

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Very broadly, the biomass-to-gasoline (BTG) process assessed in the NREL report gasifies biomass to produce a syngas rich in hydrogen and carbon monoxide. tars, and a solid char that is mainly the fixed carbon residual from the biomass plus carbon (coke) deposited on the sand. per gallon ($0.41 per liter) and $1.49 Phillips, S.

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EPA Proposes New Regulations for Renewable Fuel Standard to Implement Requirements of EISA; GHG Reduction and Indirect Land Use Change Effects Included

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In addition, EISA provides a further exemption from the 20% threshold requirement for ethanol plants that commenced construction in 2008 or 2009 and are fired with natural gas, biomass, or any combination thereof. a To be determined by EPA through a future rulemaking, but no less than 1.0 EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.

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