02.24.2025
CVR Energy postpones SAF, additional RD capacity plans
CVR Energy is running its one RD plant at 5,000 barrels per day, or 76 million gallons per year, for now, until the company sees final rules on the...
Increased Renewable Diesel Production Lifts Renewable Fuels
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported 1.47 billion gallons of renewable fuel were consumed in November, a 2.4 percent increase from October and one percent over the volume produced in November of 2019. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) credit generation climbed 3.5 percent to 1.61 billion credits and was two percent above November 2019. Increased renewable diesel production and stronger sugarcane ethanol imports helped drive the volumes higher.
Biomass-based diesel (D4) credit generation was up 17 percent on a 16 percent increase in volume. Increased renewable diesel production led the D4 category higher. Biodiesel and renewable jet fuel output was unchanged from October. Advanced biofuel (D5) credit generation increased 26 percent, driven primarily by sugarcane ethanol imports and a sharp rise in naphtha…