Clean Fuels, American Petroleum Institute unite in call for robust, multiyear RFS volumes

Clean Fuels Alliance America joined 10 other national trade groups in a letter to U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the agency to set robust, timely, multiyear renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard for 2026 and beyond.

The groups, which include the American Petroleum Institute, represent fuel producers, marketers and agricultural-feedstock suppliers that agree strong RFS volumes will help deliver U.S. energy dominance.

“Since the enactment of RFS, our nation has benefited from increased energy security, an enhanced agricultural industry and lower-carbon fuel options,” the groups write. “We believe strong, steady volumes for conventional biofuel targets, biomass-based diesel and advanced fuels would more accurately reflect the availability and ongoing investments in feedstocks and production capacity. Additionally, it would reflect the increased demand in new markets, such as marine, rail and aviation. Our industries will work to continue providing liquid fuels with the significant renewable fuel volumes that our country needs to fuel American growth.”

Kurt Kovarik, vice president of federal affairs with Clean Fuels, stated, “We appreciate the recognition across a diverse set of stakeholders that the RFS continues to deliver increased energy security, agricultural prosperity and choice for American consumers. Biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation producers along with industry partners in the U.S. agricultural-feedstock industry have made significant investments to increase production and deliver affordable, reliable advanced biofuels to meet growing demand for clean energy.”

A copy of the letter is available here.

In December, Clean Fuels filed a lawsuit to compel EPA to establish a timeline for setting the 2026 RFS volumes, which by statute were due in November.

In June, Clean Fuels also petitioned EPA to reconsider the 2024 and 2025 RFS biomass-based diesel volumes, which were set significantly below production trends.

Made from an increasingly diverse mix of resources such as recycled cooking oil, soybean oil and animal fats, the clean-fuels industry is a proven, integral part of America’s clean-energy future.

Clean Fuels Alliance America is the U.S. trade association representing the entire biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel supply chain including producers, feedstock suppliers and fuel distributors. 

Clean Fuels receives funding from a broad mix of private companies and associations, including the United Soybean Board, Nebraska Soybean Board and other state checkoff organizations.