The U.S. biodiesel industry reached a key milestone by producing more than 1 billion gallons of fuel in 2011, according to year-end numbers released by the Environmental Protection Agency in January 2012. The total volume of nearly 1.1 billion gallons (over 4 billion litres) was a record for the industry and easily exceeded the 800 million gallon target required under the EPA's Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
The previous record for biodiesel production was about 690 million gallons in 2008.
A recent economic study commissioned by the National Biodiesel Board found that biodiesel production of 1 billion gallons supports 39,027 jobs across the country and more than $2.1 billion in household income. An additional 11,698 jobs could be added between 2012 and 2013 alone under continued growth in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and with an extension of the biodiesel tax incentive.
The U.S. industry website for info on biodiesel.
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