AreaUnited States of America

Commodity GroupBiofuels

CommodityBiodiesel

Date01/10/2013

Policy CategoryProduction

Policy InstrumentResearch funding

DescriptionGranted funding for research and support payments for producers of advanced biofuel.

NotesUNITED STATES – biofuel policy - Federal support: New funding by the US Department of Energy towards biofuel research and continued support payments for producers of advanced biofuel by the US Department of Agriculture have been reported (‘advanced biofuels’ are defined as fuels produced from renewable biomass other than maize; eligible feedstock include crop residues, agricultural waste, vegetable oil and animal fat).