2010 was a year of ups and downs for the domestic renewable energy industry, which kept your Domestic Fuel reporters busy.

One of the ups was traffic here on Domestic Fuel. We had a total of more than 315,000 unique visitors in 2010, up 17 percent from 2009. Your reporters did 1537 posts this year, including 160 with audio interviews, podcasts and recorded press conferences. The most listened to Domestic Fuel podcast was the reaction of the various biofuels groups to the release of the RFS2 in February.

Among the top YouTube videos posted here on Domestic Fuel were the General Motors Executive speech at the National Ethanol Conference, President Obama visiting a Missouri POET plant and Green Floyd at NEC.

According to page views, the most popular stories of the year on Domestic Fuel were:

New Fuel Economy Standards may Benefit Ethanol
Sea Green Projects Accelerates Algae for Aviation
USDA Experts Say Ethanol Blend Wall is Close
Petra Solar Mounts Panels on NJ Utility Poles
Cellulosic Breakthrough Announced at Ethanol Conference
Camelina to Produce 1 billion gallons of Biodiesel by 2025
EPA Says Sugarcane Ethanol is Advanced Biofuel

Thanks to our readers, our sponsors and clients, our freelancers and other friends for making 2010 great! Best wishes to all for a healthy, happy, prosperous and blessed new year!