The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) called on the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to include oilseed-derived domestic biomass-based renewable fuels such as biodiesel and renewable diesel in any definition of Sustainable Maritime Fuel.
“NOPA members’ oilseed processing operations yield protein-rich meal for animal and human nutrition, as well as vegetable oil used in food and as a feedstock for advanced renewable fuels such as biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel. These sustainably-produced biofuels help reduce the carbon intensity and criteria air pollutants from transportation fuels in use today – including those used by the hard-to-decarbonize marine sector,” NOPA President and CEO Devin Mogler wrote in comments submitted in response to DOE’s Request for Information Defining Sustainable Maritime Fuels in the United States.
Mogler noted that the maritime shipping sector is a key stakeholder in the transition to sustainable fuels and presents a significant opportunity for emissions reductions while growing the U.S. economy and supporting American agriculture.