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Renewable Fuel Standard Program
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Pending Petitions for Renewable Fuel Pathways

The following pathway requests have been received and are under review:

Company Fuel Feedstock Process
Abengoa Bioenergy of Nebraska Ethanol Grain Sorghum Dry Mill
Agresti Energy Renewable Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility (MWTF) Sludge and Digestate Pressure Hydrolysis Process
Agrilectric Power Partners Renewable Electricity Crop Residue Combustion/Steam Turbine
Air Liquide Hydrogen (Gaseous) Renewable Biogas Centralized Steam Methane Reforming
Air Liquide Hydrogen (Gaseous) Renewable Biogas On-Site Steam Methane Reforming
Air Liquide Hydrogen (Liquid) Renewable Biogas Steam Methane Reforming & Liquefaction
Biomass One Renewable Electricity Agricultural Residue, Pre-Commercial Thinnings, Slash, Tree Residue from Tree Plantations Combustion/Steam Turbine
Carbon Green BioEnergy Ethanol Corn Starch Proprietary
Chevron USA

Renewable Gasoline,
Renewable Jet Fuel,
Renewable Diesel

Soybean Oil Co-Processing
Conestoga Energy Partners and Bonanza Bioenergy Ethanol Grain Sorghum Proprietary
FuelCell Energy Hydrogen (Gaseous) Renewable Biogas Steam Methane Reforming
Fulcrum and Marathon Renewable Gasoline, Diesel, Jet Fuel, Heating Oil Separated MSW Gasification and Upgrading
Iogen Ethanol Grain Sorghum Proprietary
LytEn Hydrogen (Gaseous) Renewable Biogas Methane Cracking
Martinez Renewables Renewable LPG Biogenic waste oils/fats/greases Hydrotreating
OCI Fuels USA Renewable Methanol Biogas from Landfills; Biogas from Agricultural Digesters; Biogas from Separated MSW Digesters Steam Reforming and Methanol Synthesis
Pacific Ultrapower Chinese Station Renewable Electricity Agricultural Residue, Biomass from Areas at Risk of Wildfire, Pre-Commercial Thinnings, Slash, Tree Residue from Tree Plantations Combustion/Steam Turbine
Poet Laddonia Ethanol Corn Starch Dry Mill
ReEnergy Black River Renewable Electricity Slash, Wood from Willow Plantations Combustion/Steam Turbine
ReEnergy Livermore Falls Renewable Electricity Slash Combustion/Steam Turbine
ReEnergy Stratton Renewable Electricity Slash Combustion/Steam Turbine
Sabine Biofuels Biodiesel Various Biogenic Oils/Fats/Greases Proprietary
Wadham Energy Renewable Electricity Crop Residue Combustion/Steam Turbine
Compliance Reporting

On the RFS reporting page there are forms and instructions for reporting.

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*This table includes abbreviated descriptions of fuel pathways. Please click the link for the applicable proposal (or notice) for a full description of the pathway under review.

Please note: Only complete petitions submitted in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR 80.1416 of the RFS regulations are included on this list, which will be updated on a regular basis, but is only current as of the date at the bottom of this page.

Completed pathway assessments will be removed from this list and posted on the Approved pathways or Other Actions pages.

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Last updated on January 12, 2023
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