Spain to push for higher biofuel blends but only to 8.5% by 2020

In Spain, the government has announced a new plan to reach 8.5% blending of biofuels by 2020, short of the EU Renewable Energy Directive’s 10% mandate by that date. Since 2013 the country has blended a minimum of 4.1% in diesel and 3.9% in gasoline. The national renewable energy producers association has called the shift a move in the right direction but criticizes that it still falls short of the EU mandate.