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Biodiesel poised for <br />Commercial Success <br />:\, fcclcral IcgisLuinn ;uxl cnvin>nmcntnl rtculatiohs <br />fall into platy.. hiodiesei is poivetl to nchiet'c signilic:uH <br />rnnvncrci;d sticccs Yr~.nluta ion i+ estimatctl to hint <br />duuhlyd between ~?U(Xl ahtl ?(ItiLaad sintilat' gtaath is <br />;vuicip;ucd for L6ll1L Srcct:d siyuilirnnt pircc~ of Icgis- <br />I:uinu h:n'a: pasvrd or :ut pcntlhtg in the U,S Gm~'usi <br />that o-oulcl dr:un:uic:dlc increase the fuel's use <br />lim'ir<tnmental Prutrction:\gt•acy nt:utdates for cleaner <br />diesel c'nulr,I alyu open dn~ door of mote hfudirscl uae. <br />Sl.rstainahiUty <br />Sur biodicscl males uy about r}e) percent of the <br />bindicsrl currentl}• prockical in the linital Suucs, <br />"there atz: nx»v th:ut a dorm a>ntlt:mics that h:nv <br />itn•cstcd millit'»ts of prit;ur dutlat> into the dcvdop- <br />mcnt of hiodicxl m;uutlacuuing plant, and arc'. actit'ely <br />m:u"l:eting biadicua 'Ial:ing into account all potential <br />licdstocks, cmrenl production rgtacity is rtimatrd <br />to be hrtn'trn GO and 3U million gallnus Per }'c°tt '17ti> <br />capacity could hr doubled or u'iPled in lrss titan a }'rat, <br />National Biodiesel <br />Board <br />t~lStl'I~f rt1011 <br />l3uildittg demand at a }lt'as5roi>u lcvrl is itm;unount <br />u> thr addition o(biudit°~rl to tcnninnl+ utt a Int'gc. <br />notional soda 13iodirscl is cnmp:uiblr tt'ith existing <br />diesel technology.. including <br />die>el uuths:uxl other infra- <br />>trucuut Ahhouglt biatlirsrl <br />t;nt bu used srmnles,;ly in rsist- <br />ing diesel) cehicies. intrgt:uian <br />into the diesel Biel disttibution <br />a}•>trm is more challenging. <br />Intcuntit:»t of bi+nliesrl ina> tct- <br />ntinals note is I:e}" to atailuhility <br />;md rrduced di:aributiou costs <br />Iluildiny dcm;vul is a a'itica <br />p;u't o(th;u, hrc:uur tcrmin;d <br />aR nrrs must justify inlituu'uc- <br />Pltfe iIA'estnte of tt"ilh lhrOtlgh- <br />Plll i'citn'h+ <br />by Jenna Higgins, National Biodiesel Board <br />