Brazil House Approves Increasing Biodiesel Mandate to 10 Percent
March 9, 2016http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/articles/862394/brazil-house-approves-increasing-biodiesel-mandate-to-10-percent
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Brazil's House of Representatives recently approved a measure to increase the mandatory percentage of biodiesel required in diesel fuel by 1 percent a year, from 7 percent today to 10 percent in three years. The bill was negotiated with the Ministry of Mines and Energy, President Dilma Rousseff is expected to sign the legislation into law.
The measure leaves the door open to reach 15 percent biodiesel once positive engine test results are obtained, provided such a hike is approved by National Energy Policy Council. The proposal also allows NEPC to authorize the use of higher blends on a voluntary basis in public transportation, mining equipment, power generation, tractors and other agricultural equipment.
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