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US likely to miss 2009 Renewable Fuel Standard target of 10.21 percent, according to Clean Fuels Clearinghouse in “State of the Standard” report

In Texas, the Clean Fuels Clearinghouse in its 2009 “State of the Standard” overview that it appears now to be the very unlikely attainment of this year’s 10.21% Renewable Fuel Standard targets.
The president of the Clearinghouse, Clayton McMartin, testified on Capitol Hill to this effect this week at the RFS2 hearings, and his video is [...]

Popular webinar returns on new EPA provisions for Renewable Information Numbers (RINs), tracking system for biofuels production and distribution

In Texas, RINStar announced that it will replay its popular webinar on the EPA’s Moderated Transaction System for Renewable Identification Numbers.  RINs are issued to track the production and blending of renewable fuels.
The webinar covers why EPA is concerned about invalid RINs, how RINs will play an even more important role with the advanced RFS2, [...]

Falling ethanol prices, capacity causes 28 percent price increase in ethanol blending credits in one week; leading indicator that the worst is over for ethanol?

In Washington, the prospect of rapidly falling ethanol supplies has caused the price of ethanol blending credits, known as Renewable Information Numbers (RINs), to soar by 28 percent. Under EPA rules created to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard, fuel marketers must submit RINs that match the number of gallons of ethanol they are required to [...]

Oil refineries buying credits, not blending ethanol, says RINexchange

Rinexchange is reporting that the high price of ethanol, compared to gasoline, is persuading oil refiners to buy credits, or RINS, from other refiners instead of buying and blending ethanol. The Renewable Fuels Standard mandates 11.1 billion gallons of ethanol blending in 2006, but permits individual oil companies to determine whether to blend ethanol or [...]