EPA turns to AVL for emissions testing of renewable fuels

Filed under: Biodiesel, Ethanol, Legislation and Policy

Back in July of 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced what it thinks the 2011 amounts and percentages should be for four fuel categories under the agency's Renewable Fuel Standard program (aka RFS2):

• Biomass-based diesel (0.80 billion gallons; 0.68 percent)
  
• Advanced biofuels (1.35 billion gallons; 0.77 percent)
  
• Cellulosic biofuels (5 - 17.1 million gallons; 0.004 - 0.015 percent)
  
• Total renewable fuels (13.95 billion gallons; 7.95 percent)

With those renewable fuel marks set, the EPA has enlisted the assistance of AVL North America to conduct critical emissions tests at the National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, MI. AVL's tests aim to determine an engine's performance in both cold (20 degrees Fahrenheit) and hot (100 degrees), while renewable fuels are injected into its cylinders. In addition, the firm will evaluate exhaust emissions using the EPA's SC03 test procedure. The end goal is to prove that some renewable fuels can replace diesel and gasoline without sacrificing engine performance or increasing a vehicle's emissions. No chance this'll cause any problems, will it?

[Source: AVL North America]

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