NOPA Calls for Consistency Across Biofuel Feedstocks in Oregon Clean Fuels Program

WASHINGTON, July 31, 2024 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today submitted comments to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) as part of the 2024 Clean Fuels Program (CFP) rulemaking.

NOPA urged the OR DEQ to use the rulemaking to address the inconsistent application of the GREET Carbon Calculator for Land Use Change from Biofuel Production (CCLUB) when assessing indirect land use change (iLUC) values for different biofuel feedstocks under the CFP.

“Current practice under the CFP assigns corn-based ethanol an iLUC value based on the CCLUB model, but not other feedstock pathways, including soy-based biodiesel, which are estimated using the GTAP and AEZ models. CCLUB was developed by Argonne National Labs as part of the GREET model, the base model under the CFP, is updated regularly, and generates a range of iLUC values for multiple feedstock pathways including soy-based biodiesel. Consequently, NOPA urges the DEQ to take this regulatory opportunity to uniformly apply the use of the CCLUB model for all feedstocks under OR-GREET, including soy-based biodiesel,” NOPA President and CEO Kailee Tkacz Buller wrote.

Read NOPA’s comments.

About The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA):

Organized in 1930, NOPA represents the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed-crushing industries. NOPA’s membership includes 16 members that are engaged in the processing of oilseeds for meal and oil that are utilized in the manufacturing of food, feed, renewable fuels, and industrial products. NOPA member companies operate a total of five softseed and 62 solvent extraction plants across 21 states. NOPA members crush approximately 95% of all soybeans processed in the U.S. which equates to over 2 billion bushels annually. NOPA members have invested $6 billion to expand U.S. crushing capacity by nearly 30% relative to 2023 installed capacity.

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