Washington state inching closer to boosting biodiesel use

In Washington state, legislation currently under consideration in both the state’s House and Senate would see biodiesel used locally, rather than that produced by companies such as SeQuential and REG being shipped out of state or even to British Columbia where clean fuel standards drive demand for biodiesel. About 43% of the state’s GHG emissions come from transport, so boosting demand for biodiesel is seen as a way of significantly reducing those emissions. Proposed legislation envisages as a credit system similar to RINs.