BP expects biofuels to displace 25 percent of fuel in the U.S. in the next two decades, the head of BP’s alternative energy unit said.
Katrina Landis, chief executive officer of BP’s Alternative Energy, said in a speech made at the Offshore Europe Conference, “Diesel use is growing in the U.S., following the trend set by Europe, and biodiesel is expected to provide around 8 percent of the fuel for diesel-powered engines by 2030.”
However, during the same period, biofuels are expected to take the place of about 25 percent of the U.S. fuel market, Landis said. U.S. production of biofuels is expected to grow more than fourfold to 2.3 million barrels per day in 2030 from less than 500,000 barrels a day in 2007, according to Landis. BP expects biofuels to account for 11 to 19 percent of the world’s transport- fuel market by 2030.
The company supplied about 10 percent of global biofuels last year. BP has been selling biofuels in the US for more than 25 years and, today, is one of the top sellers of ethanol-based fuels in the country. In 2006, the company sold more than 718 million gallons of ethanol blends – a 25 percent increase from the previous year.
Members of the 
According to a summary on the 
The lowly alfalfa crop could play a role in the future of cellulosic ethanol. 
Pioneer Director of Alfalfa Research Dave Miller says they believe cellulosic ethanol will need multiple feedstocks and alfalfa is a good fit for a number of reasons. “It’s great for crop rotation, its environmental benefits in terms of lack of soil erosion because it’s deep rooted and a perennial are well known, and it fixes nitrogen.”
Clear your calendar for a 
Algae is all the rage as the next great feedstock for biodiesel… although the longtime champion for the green fuel, soybeans, might not be ready to give up its crown to the green pond scum.
One the one hand, you have guys like Riggs Eckelberry, the CEO of 
Leonard Kosar, CEO of 
One of the most oil-rich countries in the world will be making ethanol from excess dates. Iraqi government has approved a plan to produce the clean burning alernative in attempt to boost their economy. 
Prior to the US-led invasion of Iraq, the country produced more than 900,000 ton of dates per year. The country only used about 150,000 ton so the remaining was exported. However, since 2003 the market for Iraqi dates has dried up to the point where only about 350,000 ton of them are produced annually.
The Sundance award winning documentary, 
Snapping a photo of his daughter stopping to smell the flowers paid off for Rich Johnson of Omaha, Nebraska who has been named the winner of the 
As the winner, Johnson received a $1,000 fueling card, presented by RFA Director of Market Development Robert White. “Educating consumers is all about engaging them where they live and in ways that motivate them to act,” said White. “Based on this contest alone, tens of thousands of Americans were exposed to ethanol-related information, many for the first time.” White says Heather Litton of Westerville, Ohio, won the Most Voted Award and $100 in fuel for her photo entitled “Ethan.”
In what’s being characterized as an “historic national program” that would dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for new cars and trucks sold in the United States… vehicles that can run on B20, a 20 percent blend of biodiesel… will be considered flexible fuel vehicles.