Advanced biofuels programme invests $15 million

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a notice detailing contract proposals for its Advanced Biofuel Payment Programme.

According to the NOCP, the programme, which gives payments to producers to support and expand advanced biofuels production, has $15 million (€11 million) available for the fiscal year 2014.

The programme rules state that the number of awards and financial amount will differ in relation to the number of qualifying participants under contract for payment.

The programme defines advanced biofuels as being produced from renewable biomass crops such as cellulose, sugar and starch (excluding corn starch-based ethanol), hemicelluloses, lignin, waste materials, biogas, butanol, diesel-equivalent fuel, sugarcane, and non-food crops such as poplar trees or switchgrass.