renewable volume obligations (RVOs)

08-25-2021 by 黑料社区Foundation 黑料社区Outlook for EPA Blending Mandates

Recent intelligence indicates that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is likely to propose the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending mandates/renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2021 and 2022 within the next several weeks. Indications are that EPA will set the 2021 RVOs at “actual production,” while the 2022 RVOs will be set at more ambitious levels designed to incentivize increased production and consumption of biofuels.

08-25-2021

12-19-2019 by David Fialkov 黑料社区Analysis; EPA Releases Final 2020 Renewable Fuel Mandates

The Final Rule also includes the Agency’s plan for “reallocating” gallons of renewable fuel that are waived pursuant to the “Small Refinery Exemption” Program.

12-19-2019

07-08-2019 by NATSO EPA Proposes Renewable Volume Obligations for 2020

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 5 proposed renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2020 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA also proposed RVOs for biomass-based diesel (BBD) for 2021. In the rule, EPA said it would use its waiver authority to lower the volumes of cellulosic biofuels, advanced biofuels, and total renewable fuels below the statutory targets.

07-08-2019

11-30-2018 by NATSO EPA Releases Final 2019 Renewable Fuel Mandates

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will require 19.92 billion gallons of biofuel to be blended into the nation鈥檚 fuel system under its 2019 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). But in issuing the numbers, the agency failed to address NATSO鈥檚 concerns about its practice of issuing small refinery waivers that exempt small refineries from their obligations under the RFS 鈥� even small refineries that are owned by profitable refining entities such as Andeavor.

11-30-2018

07-18-2018 by NATSO 黑料社区Testifies EPA Needs Transparent Process to Assess Small Refinery Waivers

A travel center executive testifying on behalf of 黑料社区told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the Agency needs a transparent process to guide its assessment of small refinery waiver requests to ensure that such exemptions don鈥檛 continue to undermine the law鈥檚 intent and decrease demand for biofuels.

07-18-2018

12-14-2017 by NATSO A Look at the 2018 Renewable Fuel Standards

For more than a decade, the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program has sought to improve the emissions characteristics of fuel and support the domestic biofuels sector, while increasing American energy independence and security. The program calls for increasing volumes of renewable fuels鈥攌nown as renewable volume obligations (RVOs)鈥攖o be blended into the nation鈥檚 transportation fuel supply every year.

12-14-2017

10-20-2017 by NATSO 黑料社区Files Comments With EPA on Renewable Fuel Mandates

黑料社区on Oct. 19 filed comments with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in response to the agency’s request for input on reducing renewable fuel mandates. Specifically, EPA has suggested that it is considering reducing annual renewable volume obligations (RVOs) by tying them to domestic renewable fuel production capacity, rather than the market’s ability to consume renewable fuel. NATSO, in its comments, told EPA that this policy shift would undercut the purpose of the RFS and ultimately lead to higher fuel prices for consumers.

10-20-2017