Energy Technology Innovation Policy Commercializing Second-Generation Biofuels Scaling Up Sustainable Supply Chains and the Role of Public Policy rapporteur’s report Joern Huenteler, Laura Diaz Anadon, Henry Lee, Nidhi Santen November 13-14, 2014 Energy Technology Innovation Policy Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard University 79 JFK Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Fax: (617) 495-8963 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://belfercenter.org Copyright 2014 President and Fellows of Harvard College The authors of this report invite use of this information for educational purposes, requiring only that the reproduced material clearly cite the full source: Huenteler, Joern, Laura Diaz Anadon, Henry Lee, Nidhi Santen. “Commercializing Second-Generation Biofuels: Scaling Up Sustainable Supply Chains and the Role of Public Policy.” Rapporteur’s Report, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School. November 2014. Statements and views expressed in this paper are solely those of the authors and do not imply endorsement by Harvard University, the Harvard Kennedy School, or the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. Cover photo: A switchgrass field in Texas. (Warren Gretz / National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Energy Technology Innovation Policy Commercializing Second-Generation Biofuels Scaling Up Sustainable Supply Chains and the Role of Public Policy rapporteur’s report Joern Huenteler, Laura Diaz Anadon, Henry Lee, Nidhi Santen November 13-14, 2014 About the Workshop The promise, prospects and public policy trade-offs related to the greater use and production of second-generation biofuels were addressed in an executive session convened by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University on November 13th and 14th, 2014.