Biotech Updates

EPA Approves New Biofuel Feedstocks Under RFS

February 27, 2013

News article: http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2013/02/26/epa-green-lights-camelina-energy-cane-but-keeps-the-lid-on-arundo/

News article: http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/9605/bio-welcomes-epa-approval-of-new-rfs-feedstocks


The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued approval for camelina and energy cane as new feedstock sources under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The ruling qualifies biofuels produced from camelina oil as biomass-based diesel or advanced biofuel, as well as biofuels from energy cane as cellulosic biofuel. The EPA rule also qualifies renewable gasoline and renewable gasoline blendstock made from certain feedstocks as cellulosic biofuels. These qualifying feedstocks include crop residue, slash, pre-commercial thinnings, tree residue, annual cover crops, and cellulosic components of separated yard waste, separated food waste, and separated municipal solid waste (MSW).