What is “advanced biofuel” and “biomass-based diesel”?
A.: Advanced biofuel and biomass-based diesel are new terms emerging as part the new 2009 RFS2 vocabulary.Biomass-based diesel is a specified title under advanced biofuel. In 2009, RFS2 mandates that 11.1 billion gallons of renewable fuels must be blended into energy supplies; 10.5 billion of which is corn-based ethanol, and the other 600 million gallons must be advanced biofuel, 500 million gallons of which must be biomass-based diesel. By 2012, 1 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel is required under the mandate.
