FOTW #1112, December 16, 2019: The U.S. Transportation Sector Consumed 1.4 Quadrillion Btu of Fuel Made from Biomass in 2018

Of the 28.4 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy consumed by the U.S. transportation sector in 2018, 1.4 quads were produced from biomass.

Vehicle Technologies Office

December 16, 2019

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Of the 28.4 quadrillion Btu (quads) of energy consumed by the U.S. transportation sector in 2018, 1.4 quads were produced from biomass. Fuel ethanol made up 81.4% of biomass-based transportation fuels in 2018, followed by biodiesel (17.1%) and other (1.5%).

Graph showing biomass-based fuel consumption (fuel ethanol, biodiesel, and other) in the transportation sector for 1981 to 2018.

Note: The "other" category includes fuel blending components produced from renewable sources that meet the requirements of advanced biofuels.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review, September 2019, Tables 10.2b and 2.5.

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