EPA: 1.54 billion RINs generated in February

The U.S. EPA has released updated renewable identification number (RIN) generation data, reporting that nearly 1.54 billion RINs were generated under the Renewable Fuel Standard in February, up from 1.26 billion generated during the same month of last year.

Nearly 47.73 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in February, including 37.91 million generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG) by domestic producers, 6.75 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, 2.67 million generated for compressed RNG by importers, 318,595 generated for liquefied RNG by importers, and 87,513 generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers.

Total D3 RIN generation for the first two months of 2022 reached 48.4 million. That volume includes 38.48 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers, 6.84 million generated for liquefied RNG by domestic producers, 2.67 million generated for compressed RNG by importers, 318,595 generated for liquefied RNG by importers, and 87,513 generated for cellulosic ethanol by domestic producers.

Nearly 395.48 million D4 biomass-based diesel RINs were generated in February, including 165.64 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 164.32 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 51.14 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 10.08 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 2.26 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 1.77 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers.

Total D4 RIN generation for the first two months of the year reached 750.96 million. That volume includes 305.4 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 301.69 million generated for biodiesel by domestic producers, 110.02 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, 29.13 million generated for biodiesel by importers, 2.42 million generated for renewable jet fuel by domestic producers, 2.26 million generated for renewable jet fuel by foreign entities, and 37,939 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers.

More than 27.74 million D5 advanced biofuel RINs were generated in February, including 10.69 million generated for ethanol by importers, 8.02 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 5.72 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 2.44 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 552,755 generated for LPG by domestic producers, 189,336 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, and 136,915 generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers.

Total D5 RIN generation for the first two months of 2022 reached 43.99 million. That volume includes 14.85 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by domestic producers, 12.26 million generated for naphtha by domestic producers, 10.69 million generated for ethanol by importers, 4.99 million generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 552,755 generated for LPG by domestic producers, 470,708 generated for renewable heating oil by domestic producers, and 178.08 million generated for compressed RNG by domestic producers.

Nearly 1.07 billion D6 renewable fuel RINs were generated in February, including 1.06 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers and 6.63 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities.

Total D6 RIN generation for the first two months of 2022 reached nearly 2.28 billion. That volume includes 2.26 billion generated for ethanol by domestic producers, 12.31 million generated for nonester renewable diesel by foreign entities, and 1.07 million generated for ethanol by importers.

According to the EPA, 58,930 D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated in February, all for cellulosic heating oil by importers. No other D7 RINs have been generated so far this year.

In total, more than 3.12 billion RINs were generated during the first two months of 2022, compared to 2.67 billion generated during the same period of 2021.

Additional RIN data is available on the EPA website.