Australia’s New South Wales aims for E10, B5 mandates

In Australia, the state of New South Wales has proposed an increase in its new 2 percent ethanol mandate to six percent, with an increase to ten percent effective in 2011. Legislation has also been introduced to establish a 2 percent biodiesel mandate that would increase to five percent as local biodiesel capacity expanded . State officials said that the mandates would reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

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