- The Energy Independence and Security of of 2007 outlines many strategies to reduce foreign energy use and increase domestic production. The mission of the biomass strategy is to support an industry that supplies 36 billion gallons per year (bgy) of biomass fuel by the year 2022. Overall, the strategy seeks to make biomass energy a significant renewable energy alternative for our economy.
- The biomass program seeks to increase the efficiency along the entire supply chain of biomass energy production. It is placing significant resources in each area. These include Feedstock Supply, Biomass Conversion, Bioenergy Distribution and Bioenergy End-Use. The Department of Energy is investing into each area, as well as funding analysts to review the entire supply chain for sustainability and expansion.
- As of 2011, oil accounted for 94 percent of transportation fuel. In addition, transportation accounted for 70 percent of the oil consumed in the country. The government intends to reduce this over time, replacing it with renewable energy, such as biomass in ethanol form. The government intends to support this industry through subsidies that will make ethanol approximately $2.50 per gallon, which would be extremely competitive with gasoline. In addition, biomass fuels are projected to grow from 3.5 percent to 11 percent of domestic fuel use by 2035.
- From 2008 to 2035, U.S. energy use is predicted to rise by 14 percent. However, the government intends to move away from foreign oil energy and migrate towards domestic renewable energy and domestic oil production. The 2007 EISA outlined the reasoning for this goal. The government believes these domestic sources of energy improve our economic health, increase our economic security and reduce fossil fuel emissions that can cause global climate change.
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