Advanced Biofuel Makers Seek RFS Credit For Off-Site Fuel Manufacturing

May 26, 2015
Advanced biofuels producers are urging EPA to give them credit under the renewable fuel standard (RFS) for fuels produced using feedstocks partially processed off-site such as algae or biomass, saying the agency's current statutory interpretation of the RFS limits advanced biofuels production by barring RFS credit for such fuels. The RFS, established by a 2005 energy law and revised by a 2007 energy law, sets target levels for advanced and cellulosic biofuels, biodiesel, and also total renewable fuels -- the...


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