RINs pricing and economics

What was “RINsanity”? Read This Classic 2013 Article On The Big Bang of Renewable Identification Number (RIN)s

This New York Times article described the frenzy set off by the 100-FOLD increase in the D6 RIN in 2013. ...
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Comparing Theoretical and Market Renewable Identification Number Prices Part 5 – RIN Price Forecasting

ATTRACTOR is a spreadsheet application of the RIN price equation defined in this publication by Scott H Irwin, Kristen McCormack ...
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Comparing Theoretical and Market Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Prices Part 4 – Over-Reaction to Regulatory Policy Changes

A May 15, 2025 rumor said the Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) levels for biobased diesel for years 2026 and following ...
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Top 3 Takeaways From Fastmarkets Biofuels and Feedstocks Americas 2025 Conference

Number 3:  What is the status of U.S. biodiesel production? U.S. biodiesel production (not including plants that use hydroprocessing technology, ...
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Comparing Theoretical and Market Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Prices Part 2 – How Well Do RIN Market Prices Track With Economic Theory?

How well do RIN Market Prices Track With Economic Theory? Read other blogs in this series – Comparing Theoretical and ...
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D3 Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Price Collapse

See previous blogs in this series: Part 1 – The Market That Fizzled Part 2 – The Biogas Solution Part ...
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What’s Next for Cellulosic Biofuel and the D3 RIN? – Part 8, A New Industry Emerges

See previous blogs in this series: Part 1 – The Market That Fizzled Part 2 – The Biogas Solution Part ...
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What’s Next for Cellulosic Biofuels and the D3 RIN Part 6 – D3 RIN Price – Is The Market Off By a Factor of Ten?

See previous posts in this series, What's Next For Cellulosic Biofuels and the D3 RIN?: Part 1 – The Market ...
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Love Letters Part 1 – Big Oil Gets Tough Love From Investor Elliott Management

See other blogs in this series: Love Letters Part 2 -Rewind to Aug 27, 2021 - What's the Missing Piece ...
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Top 3 Takeaways – OPIS LCFS and Carbon Markets Workshop San Diego

This week’s OPIS Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and Carbon Markets Workshop in San Diego was my first immersion in ...
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