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 |
| Air Liquide | New (Hydrogen) | Renewable Biogas | New (Centralized Steam Methane Reforming) |
| Air Liquide | New (Hydrogen) | Renewable Biogas | New (On-Site Steam Methane Reforming) |
| Andersons Albion | Ethanol | Corn Starch | Dry Mill |
| Butamax Advanced Biofuels, LLC | Biodiesel, heating oil, renewable diesel, jet fuel | New (Butamax Process Non-Food Grade Corn Oil) | Trans-esterification; Hydrotreating excluding processes that co-process renewable biomass and petroleum |
| Carbon Green BioEnergy, LLC | Ethanol | Corn Starch | New (proprietary) |
| Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC, and Bonanza Bioenergy, LLC | Ethanol | New (grain sorghum) | New (proprietary) |
| Dirigo Gas, LLC | Renewable compressed natural gas | New (sugarcane bagasse) | Thermochemical gasification |
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC |
Naphtha | Non-food grade corn oil | Hydrotreating |
| logen | Ethanol | New (grain sorghum) | New (proprietary) |
| LytEn, LLC | New (Hydrogen) | Renewable Biogas | New (Methane Cracking) |
| N/A | Biodiesel, renewable diesel | New (palm oil (PDF) (19 pp, 534 K, published January 27, 2012, About PDF)) | Trans-Esterification; Hydrotreating |
| N/A | Cellulosic biofuel | New (pulp wood) | Any |
| Poet Groton | Ethanol | Corn Starch & Grain Sorghum | Dry Mill |
| Poet Laddonia | Ethanol | Corn Starch | Dry Mill |
| Renewable Energy Group | Biodiesel | New (Solazyme/TerraVia algae oil) | Transesterification |
| Rothsay Biodiesel | New (biodiesel) | Biogenic waste oils/fats/greases | Transesterification |
| Sabine Biofuels | Biodiesel | Various biogenic oils/fats/greases | New (proprietary) |
| Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy – Council Bluffs | Ethanol | Corn Starch | Dry Mill |
| Shell Oil Products US | Ethanol | New (sweet sorghum) | New (proprietary) |
| Trestle Energy | Ethanol, butanol | Corn Starch or Grain Sorghum | New (proprietary) |
(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.