The Technology Roadmap for Plant/Crop-Based Renewable Resources 2020

Here's a link to a industry report on the goals set for renewable fuels production by 2020. Private and public entities put this together and it has the backing of government agencies like Energy and Agriculture. Click the title above to go.

An excerpt from the Executive Summary:

Plant/Crop-Based Renewable Resources 2020: A Vision to Enhance U.S. Economic Security Through Renewable Plant/Crop-Based Resource Use was published in January 1998 (see Directions, Goals, and Targets on page 10 and back cover for print and electronic availability information). Among other things the vision document set a target of using plant-derived materials to meet 10% of chemical feedstock demand by 2020—a fivefold increase. The vision document generated widespread support and led to the formation of the multi-industry Executive Steering Group (see Appendix 1), which authored this roadmap for meeting that target.

Several industries will need to contribute to successfully achieve this renewable resources vision. The Executive Steering Group therefore turned to a broad range of disciplines, including crop production, forestry, genomics, chemical processing, fermentation, industrial enzymes, materials science, biotechnology, plant physiology, and product manufacturing. The steering group sought input on key barriers, research goals, and interactions among related areas from more than 120 scientific experts and marketing professionals. The workshops, personal interviews, and feedback sessions provided the base for the research and development priorities set by this 2020 vision roadmap.