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As of 2013, the rst generation biofuels have enjoyed regular and assured growth. This trend has
generally

remained true thanks to the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) Renewable Fuel Stan-
dard (RFS), which requires the blending of renewable fuels into traditional petroleum-based fuels. For
rst

generation biofuels, they demonstrate a 20 reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
compared

to the baseline of the original fuel.

As a result of this standard, biofuels, predominantly starch ethanol

and biodiesel, have been increasingly introduced into fuels since 2005, when the standard was originally

implemented as part of the 2005 Energy Policy Act.

Today, biodiesel production is an estimated 135 million gallons in December 2013 with a capacity of

2.2 billion gallons per year.

Ethanol production is 1.2 billion gallons in December 2013 with a capacity of

13.852 billion gallons per year.

This is a large increase from 2012, during which the nation experienced a

month-to-month decline in biofuel produc on due to the drought a ic ng many of the na on's
agricultural

regions. With the ebbing of the drought in 2013, biofuel production resumed. Ethanol production
averaged

925,000 bbl/day in 2014, while biodiesel production averaged 87,000 bbl/d.

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