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  1. www.epa.gov › renewable-fuel-standard-programRenewable Fuel Standard Program - US EPA

    Aug 30, 2024 · Learn more about the Efficient Producer Petition Process. Congress created the renewable fuel standard (RFS) program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewable fuels sector while reducing reliance on imported oil.

  2. www.epa.gov › renewable-fuel-standard-programFinal Renewable Fuels Standards Rule for 2023, 2024, and 2025

    Jul 24, 2024 · EPA finalizes volume requirements and percentage standards under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for 2023, 2024, and 2025.

  3. www.epa.gov › renewable-fuel-standard-programOverview of the Renewable Fuel Standard Program | US EPA

    May 16, 2024 · The RFS program is a national policy that requires a certain volume of renewable fuel be used to replace or reduce the quantity of fossil fuel in transportation fuel, home heating oil, or jet fuel. The four renewable fuel categories under the RFS program are: Biomass-based diesel. Cellulosic biofuel. Advanced biofuel. Total renewable fuel.

  4. 19january2021snapshot.epa.gov › renewable-fuelRenewable Fuel Standard Program - US EPA

    • Program Structure
    • Fuel Pathways
    • Program Compliance Basics

    The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program was created under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct), which amended the Clean Air Act (CAA). The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) further amended the CAA by expanding the RFS program. EPA implements the program in consultation with U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of E...

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    For a fuel to qualify as a renewable fuel under the RFS program, EPA must determine that the fuel qualifies under the statute and regulations. Among other requirements, fuels must achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as compared to a 2005 petroleum baseline. EPA has approved fuel pathways under the RFS program under all four catego...

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    Obligated parties under the RFS program are refiners or importers of gasoline or diesel fuel. Compliance is achieved by blending renewable fuels into transportation fuel, or by obtaining credits (called “Renewable Identification Numbers”, or RINs) to meet an EPA-specified Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO). EPA calculates and establishes RVOs every ...

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  5. sgp.fas.org › crs › miscThe Renewable Fuel Standard RFS: An Overview

    Jul 31, 2023 · R43325. Summary. minimum volume of renewable fuel each year. The RFS—established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58; EPAct05) and expanded in 2007 by the Energy Independence and Security Act (P.L. 110-140; EISA)—began with requiring 4 billion gallons of renewable fuel in 2006 and was sched.

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  6. afdc.energy.gov › laws › RFSRenewable Fuel Standard - Alternative Fuels Data Center

    The RFS requires renewable fuel to be blended into transportation fuel in increasing amounts each year, escalating to 36 billion gallons by 2022. Each renewable fuel category in the RFS program must emit lower levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) relative to the petroleum fuel it replaces.

  7. www.federalregister.gov › documents › 2023/08/03Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023 ...

    Aug 3, 2023 · The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on July 12, 2023. The final rule determined the applicable volume requirements and percentage standards for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2023 through 2025 for cellulosic biofuel,...