The 2019 blending mandate for advanced biofuels was raised by 15% for 2019 by EPA ( EPA ). Biomass-based diesel (billion 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.43 gallons) Rules for conventional biofuels were unchanged. The change covered 4.92 billion gallons of advanced biofuel that could be produced from plant and animal waste, instead of the proposed 4.88 billion and the 19.28 for annual . Washington Renewable Fuel Standards meant oil refiners had to blend a certain amount of biofuels into their fuel each year or buy blending credits from producers which did. The approach created a booming market for biofuels, but refiners said the rules could be expensive.
The 2019 blending mandate for advanced biofuels was raised by 15% for 2019 by EPA ( EPA ). Rules for conventional biofuels were unchanged. The change covered 4.92 billion gallons of advanced biofuel that could be produced from plant and animal waste, instead of the proposed 4.88 billion and the 19.28 for annual . Washington Renewable Fuel Standards meant oil refiners had to blend a certain amount of biofuels into their fuel each year or buy blending credits from producers which did. The approach created a booming market for biofuels, but refiners said the rules could be expensive.