EPA: 2.01 billion RINs generated in May

June 21, 2024

BY Erin Voegele

The U.S. EPA released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data on June 20, reporting that nearly 2.01 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard during May, down from 2.11 billion generated during the same period of last year. Total RIN generation for the first five months of 2024 reached 9.97 billion, up from 9.37 billion RINs generated during the same period of 2023.

More than 70.33 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in May, including 61.2 million generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG) by domestic producers, 3.35 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 2.52 million generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers 2.51 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, and 343,269 generated for compressed RNG by importers. 

Total D3 RIN generation for the first five months of the year reached 288.18 million. That volume includes 256.91 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, 13.12 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 12.12 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers,  2.25 million generated for compressed RNG by importers, and 2.52 million generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers. 

Nearly 660.81 million D4 biomass-based diesel RINs were generated in May, including 315.49 million generated or nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 212.8 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 53.18 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 50.46 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 23.66 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 5.23 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers. 

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Total D4 RIN generation for the first five months of 2024 reached 3.54 billion. That volume includes 1.89 billion generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 983.27 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 308.85 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 279.46 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 55.9 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, 16.35 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, and 157,995 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers.

More than 7.56 million D5 advanced biofuel RINs were generated in May, including 4.83 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 2.54 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 108,908 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 54,250 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, and 32,589 generated for LPG by domestic producers.

Total D5 RIN generation for the first five months of the year reached 74.44 million. That volume includes 31.29 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 28.23 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 12.18 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 1.5 million generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, 991,034 generated for LPG by domestic producers, and 255,486 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers.

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Nearly 1.27 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in May, including 2.26 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 2.1 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 1.29 million generated for ethanol by importers, and 300,768 generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers. 

Total D6 RIN generation for the first five months of 2024 reached nearly 6.07 billion. That volume includes 6.04 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 7.53 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 5.93 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 5.73 million generated for ethanol by importers, 3.93 million generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers, 250,191 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, and 64,809 generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers.

No D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated in May. Total D7 RIN generation for the first five months of 2024 reached 168,161, all of which were generated for cellulosic heating oil by importers. 

 

 

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