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) (295 KB, published July 26, 2017) |
| Plant Sensory Systems | ||
| Tracy Renewable Energy | ||
| Proposed Pathway | N/A | Short-Rotation Hybrid Poplar and Willow (pdf) (1.14 MB, published November 16, 2016) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Global Clean Energy Holdings and Emerald Biofuels, LLC | Jatropha oil Notice (pdf) (290 KB, published October 13, 2015) Correction Notice (pdf) (172 KB, published October 19, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Plant Oil Powered Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. | |
| Upstream Analysis* | National Cottonseed Products Association | Cottonseed oil Notice (pdf) (357 KB, published July 14, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Agrisoma Biosciences, Inc. | Carinata oil Notice (pdf) (699 KB, published April 24, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | Arvens Technology, Inc. | Pennycress oil Notice (pdf) (352 KB, published March 20, 2015) |
| Upstream Analysis* | National Sorghum Producers | Biomass sorghum Notice (pdf) (247 KB, published December 31, 2014) |
| Notice of Data Availability | N/A | Palm Oil (pdf) (530 KB, 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 Determination Letter (pdf) | 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 Determination Letter (pdf) | Ethanol from factory byproducts. |
| Duonix Beatrice Determination Letter (pdf) | Eligibility of biodiesel made from non-food grade corn oil feedstock using proprietary transesterification process. |
| Absolute Energy, LLC Determination Letter (pdf) | Purchase of renewable energy certificates to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions factor associated with electricity used at facility. |
| White Energy Hereford, LLC Determination Letter (pdf) | Purchase of renewable energy certificates to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions factor associated with electricity used at facility. |