by Brianna Welsh | Feb 17, 2026 | RFS Updates, RINSTAR News, Tax Credits
On February 3, the U.S. Treasury and IRS released proposed regulations for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit, incorporating updates from the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in 2025. The rules are intended to help domestic producers determine eligibility...
by Brianna Welsh | Jan 23, 2026 | RINs, RINSTAR News
As RFS compliance continues to evolve, 2025 provided helpful insight into how market participants are generating, trading, and managing RINs. Beyond high-level EPA totals, platform-level data offers a clearer picture of how compliance is handled day to day. We took a...
by Brianna Welsh | Nov 17, 2025 | RFS Updates, RINSTAR News
On November 7, 2025, the EPA announced a new set of Small Refinery Exemptions (SREs) under the RFS. The decision covers 16 petitions from eight refineries for the 2021–2024 compliance years. The final tally: 2 full exemptions granted 12 partial (50%) exemptions...
by Brianna Welsh | Oct 10, 2025 | RFS Updates, RINSTAR News
The EPA held a virtual public hearing on October 1, 2025, to gather feedback on its Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM). The proposal outlines several options for reallocating RFS RVOs that were previously waived under the Small Refinery...
by Brianna Welsh | Aug 15, 2025 | RINSTAR News
RINSTAR has launched a new File Upload feature designed to make Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance even easier. While our automated Product Transfer Document (PTD) creator helps you instantly generate compliant PTDs, the File Upload feature takes organization a...
by Brianna Welsh | Jul 31, 2025 | RFS Updates, RINSTAR News
The EPA’s proposal to drop “eRINs” – Renewable Identification Numbers tied to renewable electricity — from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has certainly caught the attention of the biofuel and clean‑energy community. Though it might look like a minor tweak,...
