WGA TRANSPORTATION FUELS FOR THE FUTURE INITIATIVE Biodiesel

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WGA TRANSPORTATION FUELS FOR THE FUTURE
INITIATIVEBiodiesel Renewable Diesel Report
Summary
Transportation Fuels for the Future
Workshop Denver, CO October 10-12, 2007

• Richard Nelson and Ed Sughrue, Team Leads

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Fuel Potential in the West

• Point 1 - Major oilseed crops directly applicable
  to production within the WGA region include
  soybeans, sunflowers, canola, cotton, and peanuts
  and each of these has been produced to some
  extent in the past within this region.
• Point 2 traditional oilseed feedstocks (soy,
  canola, sunflower) will be limited possibly
  tallows/greases as well.
• Point 3 non-traditional feedstocks (camelina,
  castor, etc.) may provide potential boosts in
  production, but development is 5-10 years out.

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Unique Challenges

• Challenge 1 feedstock production and
  availability of feedstocks to compete with
  petroleum and food markets.
• Challenge 2 water and soil quality (e.g.,
  sustainability) concerns with potential increased
  production RFS current vs. RFS future/proposed
  .
• Challenge 3 complete dynamic models
  incorporating feedstock availability, cost,
  transportation, storage logistics, conversion
  technologies, and market information.

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Priority Recommendations

• Continue the blenders tax credit.
• Continue research on big splash and
  sustainable production items such as algae and
  land use to see if they are for real, by when,
  and to what extent (/-).
• Promote strong federal enforcement of fuel
  quality and labeling for biodiesel.
• State agencies need education and funding to
  ensure adequate fuel quality in the petroleum
  distribution network.

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Key Actionable Recommendations

• Investigate the sustainability of feedstocks
  (field/plant to end-use) for use as diesel
  substitutes.
• Keeping tax incentives for biodiesel and
  renewable diesel is one of the fastest ways to
  ensure infrastructure and growth of the industry.
  These tax incentives ensure survival in the near
  to mid term timelines (1-5 years) of biodiesel
  refineries.
• Encourage USDA to make long-term low interest
  loans to infrastructure, refinery, oil mill,
  and/or production agriculture directly involved
  in the biodiesel industry. Contingent upon a
  number of other factors .
• Promote strong federal enforcement of fuel
  quality and labeling for biodiesel.