September 19, 2024
BY Erin Voegele
The U.S. EPA on Sept. 19 released data showing nearly 2.06 billion renewable identification numbers (RINs) were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in August, down from 2.07 billion generated during the same month of last year. Total RIN generation for the first eight months of 2024 reached 16.49 billion, up from 15.49 billion generated during the same period of 2023.
More than 82.7 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in August, including 72.61 million generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG) by domestic producers, 4.11 million generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers, 3.69 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 2.06 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, and 229,292 generated for compressed RNG by importers.
Total D3 RIN generation for the first eight months of the year reached 544.82 million. That volume includes 481.33 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, 23.53 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 21.5 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, 15.3 million generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers, and 3.15 million generated for compressed RNG by importers.
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More than 639.1 million D4 biomass-based diesel RINs were generated in August, including 342.56 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 207.48 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 39.06 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 32.28 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 11.19 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 6.44 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers.
Total D4 RIN generation for the first eight months of 2024 reached 5.89 billion. That volume includes 3.24 billion generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 1.61 billion generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 452 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 431.2 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 83.42 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, 42.8 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by importers, 32.8 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, and 157,995 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers.
Nearly 18 million D5 advanced biofuel RINs were generated in August, including 9.35 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 6.12 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 2.06 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 367,511 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, and 108,995 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers.
Total D5 RIN generation for the first eight months of the year reached 134.53 million. That volume includes 46.39 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 65.02 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 18.72 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 2.82 million generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, 991,034 generated for LGP by domestic producers, and 584,836 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers.
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Nearly 1.32 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in August, nearly all for ethanol by domestic producers. Approximately 1.35 million D6 Rins were generated for ethanol by importers and 419,399 were generated for biodiesel by domestic producers.
Total D6 RIN generation for the first eight months of 2024 reached 9.92 billion. That volume includes 9.89 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 12.34 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 9.61 million generated for ethanol by importers, 9.35 million generated for biodiesel 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 August. Total D7 RIN generation for the first eight months of the year reached 204,190, all of which were generated for cellulosic heating oil by importers.
Additional data is available on the EPA website.
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