Other Actions for the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Analyses
| Action | Petitioner | Feedstock |
|---|---|---|
| Upstream Analysis* | Green Vision Group | Sugar beets Notice (PDF) (8 pp, 311 K, published July 26, 2017) |
| Plant Sensory Systems | ||
| Tracy Renewable Energy | ||
| Proposed Pathway | N/A | Short-Rotation Hybrid Poplar and Willow (PDF) (153 pp, 1.11 MB, published November 16, 2016) |
| Upstream Analysis* | 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) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. | |
| Upstream Analysis* | National Cottonseed Products Association | Cottonseed oil Notice (PDF) (8 pp, 258K, published July 14, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Agrisoma Biosciences, Inc. | Carinata oil Notice (PDF) (8 pp, 700K, published April 24, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Arvens Technology, Inc. | Pennycress oil Notice (PDF) (6 pp, 353K, published March 20, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | National Sorghum Producers | Biomass sorghum Notice (PDF) (7 pp, 249K, published December 31, 2014) |
| Notice of Data Availability | N/A | Palm Oil (PDF) (19 pp, 534 K, published January 27, 2012) |
* For actions described as “upstream analysis”, EPA has published analysis of the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions attributable to production and transport of the associated feedstocks. 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. |