Spain Mandates 8.5% Biofuel Mix by 2020
December 9, 2015http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2015/12/07/spain-approves-8-5-biofuel-blend-for-2020/
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Spain has approved a mandate for biofuels in its transportation sector with a target blending of at least 8.5 percent with gasoline and diesel by 2020.
According to the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, the mandatory minimum target will begin at 4.3 percent next year and slowly scaling up to the target by the end of the decade. Spain's goal is to get 20 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020 and has previously stated that 10 percent of its transport energy should be from clean sources.
Spain has set a limit of 7 percent on the use of such fuels because of concerns they compete with demand for food. The government plans to establish a target for inedible crop-derived biofuel or second-generation biofuels by 2017.
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