The U.S. EPA on Nov. 16 released updated renewable identification number (RIN) data, reporting that nearly 2.11 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in October, up from 1.81 billion generated during the same month of last year.  Total RIN generation for the first 10 months of the year was at 19.55 billion, up from 17.44 billion generated during the same period of 2022.

Nearly 57.88 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in October, including 51.53 million generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG) by domestic producers, 3.3 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 2.77 million generated liquefied RNG by domestic producers, and 284,046 generated for compressed RNG by importers. 

Total D3 RIN generation for the first 10 months of 2023 reached 568.17 million. That volume includes 496.95 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, 38.4 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, 27.3 million generated for liquefied RNG by importers, 4.58 million generated for compressed RNG by importers, and 947,003 generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers. 

Nearly 733.02 million D4 biomass-based diesel RINs were generated in October, including 173.24 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 214.66 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 85.57 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 81.55 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 2.34 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, 2.29 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 120,640 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers. 

Total D4 RIN generation for the first 10 months of the year reached 6.43 billion. That volume includes 3.16 billion generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 2.09 billion generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 592.19 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 554.67 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 19.31 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, 15.97 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 457,517 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers. 

More than 20.89 million D5 advanced biofuel RINs were generated in October, including 9.04 million generated by naphtha by domestic producers, 6.65 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 2.76 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 1.84 million generated for ethanol by importers, 530,426 generated for LPG by domestic producers, and 70,596 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers. 

Total D5 RIN generation for the first 10 months of 2023 reached 223.32 million. That volume includes 103.96 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 64.08 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 24.93 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 21.24 million generated for ethanol by importers, 4.02 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 3.71 million generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, and 1.37 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers. 

Nearly 1.3 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in October, including 1.28 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 8.95 million generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers, 1.34 million generated for cellulosic ethanol by importers, 1.05 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 829,864 generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, and 7,011 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers. 

Total D6 RIN generation for the first 10 months of this year reached 12.32 billion. That volume includes 12.18 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 101.13 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 25.46 million generated for renewable gasoline by domestic producers, 10.17 million generated for ethanol by importers, 3.22 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 2.65 generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 2.31 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, 334,757 generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers. 

No D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated in October. A total of 166,084 D7 RINs were generated during the first 10 months of 2023, all for cellulosic heating oil by importers.