May 6 2009
On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama's administration established a biofuels interagency working group to focus on biofuels production and use. The working group includes the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
"With a view on the biofuels industry that ranges from the advanced agricultural seed we sell through Pioneer Hi-Bred to the new advanced biofuels technologies we are bringing to market including cellulosic ethanol and biobutanol, we find ourselves with a unique perspective on the Obama administration announcement to create a Biofuels Interagency Working Group," Nick Fanandakis, group vice president - DuPont Applied BioSciences, said in a statement.
"We look forward to working with the EPA, DOE, USDA, and other stakeholders to further develop a sustainable biofuels industry that fuels America while helping us combat climate change," he said. "We also look forward to working with the President and the Congress to ensure that policy helps us get there, providing the framework to encourage consistent support for the kind of cutting-edge science and entrepreneurial innovation that DuPont and others are bringing to the biofuels market."
In addition to biofuels, DuPont is providing key innovative products for the wind, solar and fuel cells industries that advance energy efficiency and deliver alternative energy sources to reduce the global reliance on fossil fuels.