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The U.S. EPA Decides CNG or LNG from Waste-Derived Biomethane to Get RFS2 Credits on the Same Basis as Cellulosic Ethanol

The new U.S. EPA regulation, signed July 2^nd, will grant the same level of RFS2 – renewable fuel standard – credits to compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas derived from sewage or landfill gas as it does cellulosic ethanol. 

“This is Great News for Fleets”, says Clean Energy Fuels.

The EPA new RFS-2 rule makes landfill gas-derived fuels like Clean Energy’s ‘Redeem’ brand natural gas even more valuable to natural gas vehicle operators.

“These pathways have the potential to provide notable volumes of cellulosic biofuel for use in complying with the RFS program,” the agency said, “since significant volumes of advanced biofuels are already being generated for fuel made from biogas.”

According to Harrison Clay, president of Clean Energy Renewable Fuels (a Clean Energy Fuels subsidiary), “EPA’s correct classification of natural gas derived from landfills as cellulosic biofuel is a positive development for Clean Energy’s Redeem renewable natural gas product.

“The classification of biogas CNG and LNG as a cellulosic biofuel will send a strong economic signal to producers that there is a growing and viable market for biogas vehicle fuel under the RFS,” Clay says. “This will increase the availability of Redeem and ensure we can meet customers’ growing demand.

“This new rule will encourage the market for Redeem, which is the cleanest fuel commercially available and less expensive than diesel,” Clay told F&F via a company spokesman. “This is great news for fleets seeking a viable renewable fuel solution available today,” he said.

 U.S. EPA Additional Fuel Pathways regulation

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