U.S. Sen. Tom Udall visited the NMSU campus Aug. 9 to announce he will soon introduce legislation in the Senate to ensure a more level playing field for the algal biofuels industry. The U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established a production target of 36 billion gallons of advanced biofuels by 2022, with separate volume requirements for each category of renewable fuel. It also required life cycle analyses be used to ensure that each renewable fuel emits less greenhouse gas than petroleum. Udall says the renewable fuel standards favors corn-based and cellulosic ethanol over algae-based and other advanced biofuels.
Pictured: Standing before an algal photobioreactor, Pete Lammers (left), NMSU research professor and the technical director of the university’s Algal Bioenergy Program, speaks to U.S. Sen. Tom Udall and NMSU President Barbara Couture.
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