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Up, Up, and Away: What’s the Real Story On RINs?. Scott H. Irwin. http://money.msn.com/business-news/article.aspx?feed=OBR&date=20130327&id=16285821. Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs).
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Up, Up, and Away:What’s the Real Story On RINs? Scott H. Irwin
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Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) • The U.S. EPA enforces RVOs using RINs, a tradable credit system • A RIN is a 38-digit number assigned to each gallon or batch of renewable fuel produced or imported into the U.S. • Each RIN travels with the biofuel as it moves through the supply chain • RINs are actively traded in a secondary market • RINs allow obligated parties to meet their individual mandates by applying RINs representing biofuels which they have physically purchased and blended, or those which were purchased from another party through RIN trading
Source: Schnepf, R., and B.D. Yacobucci. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, March 2013.
Source: Schnepf, R., and B.D. Yacobucci. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, March 2013.
Source: Schnepf, R., and B.D. Yacobucci. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, March 2013.
Source: Schnepf, R., and B.D. Yacobucci. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, March 2013.
The Ethanol Market: No Mandate Price Supply P* Demand Q* Quantity
The Ethanol Market: Non-Binding Mandate Price Supply P* Demand QM Q* Quantity
The Ethanol Market: A Binding Mandate Price Supply P* Demand Q* QM Quantity
The Ethanol Market: A Binding Mandate Price Supply Ps P* Demand Q* QM Quantity
The Ethanol Market: A Binding Mandate Price Supply Ps P* Pd Demand Q* QM Quantity
The Ethanol Market: A Binding Mandate Gasoline Blenders Purchase Price Selling Price Price Supply Ps P* Pd Demand Q* QM Quantity
The Ethanol Market: A Binding Mandate Gasoline Blenders Purchase Price Selling Price Price Supply Ps P* RINs Price Pd Demand Q* QM Quantity
Source: Schnepf, R., and B.D. Yacobucci. “Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues.” Congressional Research Service, March 2013.
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