EPA has proposed little changed for the targets for 2020 biofuel and 2021 biomass-based biodiesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Compared to 2019 levels for biofuel, the only adjustment is for cellulosic and advanced biofuel, with cellulosic ethanol increased 120 million gallons and that also resulted in a 120 million gallon increase for advanced biofuel as cellulosic ethanol is a component of advanced biofuel.
“This entire increase for each category is attributable to increased projection of cellulosic biofuel production in 2020,” EPA said in a draft version of the proposed rule.
As for the advanced biofuel level, EPA noted they “investigated the projected availability of non-cellulosic advanced biofuels in 2020.” Several factors went into the level proposed, including, “constraints on the ability of the market to make advanced biofuels available, the ability of the standards we set to bring about market changes in the time available, the potential impacts associated with diverting biofuels and/or biofuel feedstocks from current uses to the production of advanced biofuel used in the U.S., the fact that the biodiesel tax credit is currently not available for 2020, the tariffs on imports of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia, as well as the cost of advanced biofuels.”
There is no change proposed for the conventional biofuel – primarily corn-based ethanol – as that remains at 15.0 billion gallons. But the total renewable fuel level is proposed at 20.04 billion gallons, up 120 million – a reflection of the increase for cellulosic ethanol.
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