The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2018 as scheduled on November 30, with relatively little change from the July proposal, keeping the statutory 15 billion gallon requirement for conventional renewable fuels like corn ethanol.
While that is good news, there is disappointment with volumes decreased or flatlined for cellulosic biofuels and biomass-based biodiesel. In this edition of The Ethanol Report podcast, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen discusses the final numbers and what they mean for the industry going forward.
Listen to it here: Ethanol Report 11-30-17