
SOURCE: CoBank
October 20, 2025
BY Erin Krueger
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Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., on May 21 led a bipartisan resolution to designate May 2026 as Renewable Fuels Month. The resolution highlights the critical role renewable fuels play in lowering fuel prices and unleashing American energy independence.
More than 1.93 billion RINs were generated under the RFS in April, up 3% when compared to the same month of last year, according to data released by the U.S. EPA on May 21. Total RIN generation for the first four months of 2026 reached 7.51 billion.
The U.S. EPA on May 21 published data showing one new small refinery exemption (SRE) petition was filed under the RFS during the past month. The agency also changed the status of two compliance year 2024 SRE petitions from “ineligible” to “pending.”
Bangchak Group has launched Thailand’s first commercial production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from the country’s first 100% HEFA-SPK SAF stand alone production unit at Bangchak Phra Khanong Refinery.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has awarded more than $267 million to 31 manufacturing projects under the Reducing Industrial Sector Emissions in Pennsylvania program. Five biogas projects and one biomass CHP are among those to receive funding.