The renewable fuel standard : overview, issues, future considerations / Lydia Rider, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rider, Lydia, editor.

Series:

Renewable energy.

Renewable Energy : Research, Development and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Renewable energy sources--Standards.

Renewable energy sources.

Biomass energy industries--Standards.

Biomass energy industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Federal policy has played a key role in the emergence of the U.S. biofuels industry. Policy measures have included minimum renewable fuel usage requirements, blending and production tax credits, an import tariff, loans and loan guarantees, and research grants. One of the more prominent forms of federal policy support is the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS)-whereby a minimum volume of biofuels is to be used in the national transportation fuel supply each year. This book describes the general nature of the RFS mandate and its implementation, and outlines some emerging issues related to the continue

Contents:

""THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: OVERVIEW, ISSUES, FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS""; ""THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: OVERVIEW, ISSUES, FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS): OVERVIEW AND ISSUES""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS)""; ""RFS AS PUBLIC POLICY""; ""POTENTIAL ISSUES WITH THE EXPANDED RFS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 2: WAIVER AUTHORITY UNDER THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""BACKGROUND AND RECENT HISTORY""

""CURRENT RFS REQUIREMENTS""""WAIVER PROVISIONS""; ""EFFECTS OF A WAIVER""; ""Chapter 3: ANALYSIS OF RENEWABLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (RINS) IN THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS)""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CURRENT RFS REQUIREMENTS""; ""THE ROLE OF RINS""; ""THE MARKET FOR RINS""; ""FRAUDULENT RINS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""Chapter 4: MEETING THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD (RFS) MANDATE FOR CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WHAT ARE CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS?""; ""WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS AND THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD?""

""WHAT CHALLENGES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH PRODUCTION OF CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS?""""HOW MUCH CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCK EXISTS FOR CONVERSION TO BIOFUELS?""; ""WHAT FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR THE CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS INDUSTRY?""; ""WERE THE REVISED 2010, 2011, AND 2012 RFS MANDATES FOR CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS MET? WILL THE 2013 MANDATE AND THE PROPOSED 2014 MANDATE BE MET?""; ""WHAT IMPACT WILL SIGNIFICANTLY LOWERING THE RFS MANDATES HAVE ON INVESTMENT IN CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PRODUCTION?""; ""HOW MANY COMMERCIAL CELLULOSIC BIOFUEL PLANTS EXIST?""

""WHAT�S NEXT FOR THE RFS CELLULOSIC BIOFUELS MANDATE?""""Chapter 5: THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: ISSUES FOR 2014 AND BEYOND""; ""SUMMARY""; ""OVERVIEW OF THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD AND ITS IMPLEMENTATION""; ""CHALLENGES IN MEETING THE RENEWABLE FUEL REQUIREMENTS OF EISA""; ""EFFECTS OF THE RFS ON THE USE OF RENEWABLE FUELS""; ""EFFECTS OF THE RFS ON PRICES AND SPENDING FOR FOOD""; ""EFFECTS OF THE RFS ON PRICES OF TRANSPORTATION FUELS""; ""EFFECTS OF THE RFS ON EMISSIONS""; ""APPENDIX: DETAILS ABOUT CBO�S ESTIMATES FOR FOOD PRICES AND SPENDING""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 16, 2014).

ISBN:

1-63321-847-3

OCLC:

914433108