Other Actions for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Analysis of Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Attributable to Production and Transport of Certain Feedstocks*
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| Petitioner | Feedstock |
|---|---|
| Green Vision Group | Sugar beets Notice (PDF)(8 pp, 311 K, published July 26, 2017) |
| Plant Sensory Systems | |
| Tracy Renewable Energy | |
| Global Clean Energy Holdings and Emerald Biofuels, LLC | Jatropha oil Notice (PDF) (14 pp, 291 K, published October 13, 2015) Correction Notice (PDF) (1 pp, 173 K, published October 19, 2015) |
| Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. | |
| National Cottonseed Products Association | Cottonseed oil Notice (PDF) (8 pp, 258K, published July 14, 2015) |
| Agrisoma Biosciences, Inc. | Carinata oil Notice (PDF) (8 pp, 700K, published April 24, 2015) |
| Arvens Technology, Inc. | Pennycress oil Notice (PDF) (6 pp, 353K, published March 20, 2015) |
| National Sorghum Producers | Biomass sorghum Notice (PDF) (7 pp, 249K, published December 31, 2014) |
Biofuel producers seeking to generate RINs for non-grandfathered volumes of biofuel produced from the feedstocks listed in the table above will first need to submit a facility-specific petition. For more information see How to Submit a Complete Petition. In evaluating such petitions, EPA will combine our assessments into a full lifecycle GHG analysis and determine whether the fuel produced at an individual facility satisfies the GHG emission reduction requirements of the Clean Air Act. EPA will analyze:
- the feedstock production and growth information from the relevant Federal Register notice above
- the petitioners’ biofuel production processing data
- emissions associated with the transport and use of the finished biofuel
*The fuel pathway assessments that EPA has conducted for the Renewable Fuel Standard program are available on the Regulations and Standards and Approved Pathways pages.
Determination Letters
| Company | Request |
|---|---|
| Homestead | Evaluation of a pathway involving the use of yellow grease as heating oil. |
| Solazyme | New pathway petition for biodiesel, renewable diesel and jet fuel made from Solazyme bio-oil. |
| Permeate Refining Letter | Ethanol from factory byproducts. |
| Duonix Beatrice Letter | Eligibility of biodiesel made from non-food grade corn oil feedstock using proprietary transesterification process. |
| Absolute Energy, LLC Letter | Purchase of renewable energy certificates to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions factor associated with electricity used at facility. |
| White Energy Hereford, LLC Letter | Purchase of renewable energy certificates to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions factor associated with electricity used at facility. |