Bioenergy Action Plan - 2011 Bioenergy Action Plan

2011 Bioenergy Action Plan

Less than 40 actions out of the 63 initial actions from the 2006 plan were completed by the time the 2011 plan was developed/adjusted . The 2006 plan was reviewed at two public workshops on June 3, 2010 and December 14, 2010. The new version of the plan was changed accordingly to assure complete coordination with the goals targeted in California Governor Jerry Brown’s Clean Energy Job Plan and the Clean Energy Future Plan . The 2011 plan extends the 20% renewable electricity production with California to 2013 instead of the 2010 goal, with a 33% renewable electricity goal by 2020. Fuel related refineries, blenders, producers and importers are expected to reduce their carbon emissions by 10% by 2020. The production of 21 billion gallons of biofuels is projected for 2022. (As with the 2006 plan, each state agency has its own individual set of goals and responsibilities.)

The 2011 Bioenergy Plan objectives are outlined as followed:

1. Increase bioenergy production at existing facilities including restarting idling plants and repowering existing facilities.
2. Construct new bioenergy facilities.
3. Integrate bioenergy facilities with the use of multiple fuels in collection, processing, and treatment operations.
4. Commercialize conversion technologies by funding research and development.
5. Remove regulatory hurdles and streamline processes.”