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TIMELINE

 

 

First diesel engine invented by Rudolf Diesel in Germany  ï»¿

Citation I-101

 

 

Rudolf Diesel presented his creation of the first diesel engine by running it on peanut oil, a biofuel, at the World Exhibiiton of Paris

1898

1900

Citation I-103

1903-1926

Henry Ford created the Model T car, which was completely designed to use hemp derived biofuel as fuel

Citation I-102

1918

 

 

Blended gasoline was invented. Gasoline was blended with alcohol to produce a working motor fuel.

Citation I-104

1910s - 1940s

Ethanol was used extensively during World War I and II due to fossil oil shortages and desires to limit oil imports

Citation I-105

The Clean Air Act by the Enviornmental Protection Agency (EPA) is signed by President Nixon. Allowed agency to regulate emissions of carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides

1970

Citation I-106

1970s

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) quadrupled oil prices, causing an oil crisis through out the 1970s

1981

Renewable Fuel Association formed in the United States, served as a voice for the ethanol fuel industry and provided important industry data and analysis

Citation I-107

 

 

The US Department of Energy was created, aided the advancement of biofuels in the future

1977

Citation I-108

 

 

The Common Agricultural Policy allowed non-food crops to be grown on land allocated for this purpose

Citation I-109

1992

Citation I-110

Enviornmental Protection Agency passed the Energy Policy Act of 1992, it created goals to reduce the U.S.'s dependency on foreign oil

1992

Citation I-117

 

 

E15 (15% ethanol fuel) was officially allowed by the U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency to be sold publicy 

2001

Citation I-111

Energy Policy Act of 2005, contained variety of economic incentives to promote biofuel development and research

2005

Citation I-112

2007

 

 

President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act, which mandates a sixfold increase of ethanol usage in the U.S. by 2020

Citation I-114

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was initiated to provide funding for the development of biofuels

2009

Citation I-115

 

 

President Obama announced the use of biofuels in military vehicles. 

2010

Citation I-116

Citation I-6

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