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Flash Report: 3Q2019 LCFS Data Show a Continued Slowing Trend in Net Deficits
February 3, 2020
On January 31st, 2020 CARB posted the third quarter of 2019 data for the LCFS program. In today’s flash report, we offer a quick look at the third-quarter data. Our comprehensive analysis will be published in Stillwater’s Quarterly LCFS Newsletter which is scheduled to be published on February 14th. The third-quarter data shows a slowing...
Wisdom from the Downstream Wizard
95 RON Gasoline and the Political CAFE Ping-Pong Game
January 15, 2020
By Ron Pike In an effort to further reduce hydrocarbon consumption in the U.S., 95 RON (Research Octane Number) gasoline has been suggested as a way to help achieve proposed higher corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) requirements. A higher RON allows an internal combustion engine to run at a higher compression ratio, achieve more power,...
Wisdom from the Downstream Wizard
California Gasoline Retail Margin Quick to Rise, Slow to Drop
January 10, 2020
In the course of our work, and due to our own curiosity, Stillwater tracks the California gasoline market. We thought our findings might be interesting to our readers as well! In our latest review of the data, we see that the strength of the retail margin (retail less taxes less climate change costs less spot)...
Wisdom from the Downstream Wizard
An Updated Guide to EPA’s Tier 3 Gasoline Sulfur Standards
January 5, 2020
Effective January 1, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began requiring all U.S. gasoline to meet an annual 10 parts per million (ppm) average sulfur requirement as part of its new Tier 3 vehicle and fuel regulations. (Stillwater wrote a quick guide to Tier 3 back then, and it’s still handy now.) While the...
Policy
Sustainable Aviation Fuel – the key to CORSIA compliance
November 21, 2019
Last month we looked at how CORSIA, the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) carbon offsetting and reduction scheme for international aviation, is being implemented. The rule is currently in the baseline development phase and won’t be mandatory for international flights until 2027. This international rule is one pillar in a larger strategy set forth by...
Policy
2Q2019 LCFS Data – Insights into the Future of Clean Fuels Programs
November 15, 2019
On October 31st, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the data reported by fuel-reporting Entities into the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Reporting Tool (LRT) through the second quarter of 2019. Stillwater has analyzed the data and included our analysis in our Second Quarter 2019 LCFS Newsletter (subscription required). In this article, we offer...
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