Date

 29/01/2008

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Company / Organization

 EPA

Feedstock / Process

 Life Cycle Assessment

Summary
Life-cycle analysis conducted by the U.S. EPA has determined biodiesel and renewable diesel produced using palm oil feedstock does not meet the minimum 20 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction required by the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS2). According to information published by the agency, palm oil biodiesel was found to have a GHG reduction rating of 17%, while palm oil renewable diesel had only an 11% GHG reduction.

Links

 http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/8311/epa-finds-palm-oil-biodiesel-doesnt-meet-minimum-ghg-reductions

Attachments

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