BioEnergy Producers Association

California's biobased industries have united under the banner of the BioEnergy Producers Association to promote the development of a constructive statutory and regulatory environment for bioenergy production in the State of California.  

In pursuit of this goal, the Association is sponsoring legislation to expedite the introduction of 21st Century conversion technologies that will produce advanced biofuels and/or green power from organic waste materials. During the 2009 legislative session in Sacramento, AB 222, which addresses the issues necessary to achieve this goal, passed the California State Assembly by a vote of 54-13, after having been approved by a unanimous bipartisan vote of 11-0 in the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee. In July 2009, it was approved in the Senate Utilities, Energy and Communications Committee.  

However, the Senate Environmental Quality Committee decided not to act and put it over as a "two-year bill"--meaning that even if is approved by this Committee, passes the Senate and is signed by the Governor, it will not take effect until January 2011. This year, the state will place another 35.5 million tons of post-recycled municipal waste in its landfills. Theoretically, that is enough to support the production of 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol and approximately 1,250 MW of power.  The legislature has failed to act on this critical legislation for five years--and meanwhile, California's post-recycled wastes remain a wasted resource for energy recovery. (CLICK HERE to see a copy of the bill in its current form.)

To learn more about this legislation and the Association's mission, CLICK HERE.