Member press release – American Biogas Council Statement on EPA’s Proposed Volume Standards for 2020, 2021, and 2022
December 7, 2021 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a package of actions setting biofuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for years 2020, 2021, and 2022. Under the RFS, the biogas industry produces gaseous and liquified renewable natural gas, renewable electricity, renewable hydrogen, and can help decarbonize other fuels. The American Biogas Council issued the following statement from Executive Director Patrick Serfass:
“Thank you to EPA for issuing the RVO for next year which helps the industry continue to develop new projects. We appreciate EPA’s recognition of 20-25% annual growth in the D3/cellulosic category, 95% of which is renewable natural gas made from biogas. However, we have observed actual industry growth this year that is two times higher. We therefore encourage EPA to revise these cellulosic volumes upward in the final rule.
“In addition, we continue to be extremely disappointed that EPA has again failed to recognize renewable electricity from biogas in its volumes for now the seventh year in a row. We implore EPA to take action quickly to approve the dozens of projects already registered and again revise the RVO for cellulosic biofuel upward to recognize this additional renewable fuel production for battery and fuel cell electric vehicles.”
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About the American Biogas Council
The American Biogas Council is the only national trade association representing the entire biogas industry in the U.S. We
represent over 300 companies in all parts of the biogas supply chain who are dedicated to maximizing the production and
use of biogas from organic waste. Biogas systems protect our air, water and soil by recycling organic material, like food
waste and manure, into renewable energy and soil products. Learn more online at www.AmericanBiogasCouncil.org,
