Petroleum Refining
NavigatIIR: U.S. Renewable Diesel Projects Grow in Popularity
California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is driving some renewable diesel refining projects
Released Tuesday, September 01, 2020
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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Growing production of renewable diesel fuel in the U.S. to meet low-carbon goals, either by converting existing petroleum refineries, expanding facilities or via grassroot projects, have been in the spotlight of late, largely driven by California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
The LCFS provides a subsidy for low-carbon fuels, which increase in value as the carbon intensity of the particular fuel decreases, according to a March 2020 report on biomass-based diesel by the Fuels Institute, a research think tank.
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