Collected Publications for Scott Irwin

EPA and the Small Refinery Exemption Issue in the Renewable Fuel Standard Mandates

Clearing the Logjam on the RFS and SREs: A Simple Proposal

Biofuels Markets and Policy: 20th Anniversary of the farmdoc Project

Small Refinery Exemptions and Biomass-Based Diesel Demand Destruction

Small Refinery Exemptions and E85 Demand Destruction

More on Small Refinery Exemptions and Ethanol Demand Destruction

Small Refinery Exemptions and Ethanol Demand Destruction

EPA 2019 RFS Proposed Rulemaking: What You See Is Not What You Get

Deal-Making on the RFS: Follow the North Star

The Grand Bargain? Trading an E15 RVP Waiver for a RINs Price Cap

How Much Will the Cost of a RINs Bundle Decline if the Conventional Ethanol Gap Disappears?

Fixing the RFS is Getting Easier and Easier

Still Another Wrinkle in the RFS: A RINs Price Cap

Another Wrinkle in the RFS: The Small Refinery Exemption

The Biodiesel Waiver Provision in the RFS

The Other General Waiver: RFS and Severe Economic Harm

Projecting Biodiesel RINs Prices under Different Policies

How to Think About Biodiesel RINs Prices under Different Policies

EPA Interpretation of the “Inadequate Domestic Supply” Waiver for Renewable Fuels Ruled Invalid: Where to from Here?

Filling the Gaps in the Renewable Fuels Standard with Biodiesel

The EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Rulemaking for 2018 — Still a Push

Blender and Producer Sharing of Retroactively Reinstated Biodiesel Tax Credits: Time for a Change?

The RFS and Domestic Consumption of Conventional Ethanol and Biomass-Based Diesel to 2022

The EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard Rulemaking for 2017 Was More Aggressive than Expected

What’s Up with RINs Prices?

RFS Standards Beyond 2017–Biodiesel or Bust?

The EPA’s Proposed 2017 RFS Standards: Is a Push Still a Push?

RINs Gone Wild? (round 2)

Why Isn’t the Price of Ethanol RINs Plummeting?

Why Is the Price of Biodiesel RINs Plummeting?

Implications of Changing the Biodiesel Tax Credit from a Blender to a Producer Credit

Why Do Blenders Share Retroactively Reinstated Tax Credits with Biodiesel Producers?

Implementing the RFS with a “Push” Strategy: What Happens after 2016?

Does it Matter Whether the EPA Targets Volumetric or Fractional RFS Standards?

The EPA’s Proposed Ethanol Mandates for 2014, 2015, and 2016: Is There a ‘Push’ or Not?

Clues from the RINs Market about the EPA’s RVO Proposals for 2014, 2015, and 2016

What if the EPA Implements RFS Mandates for Renewable Fuels at Statutory Levels?

Pricing of 2014 Biodiesel RINs under Alternative Policy Scenarios

Understanding the Behavior of Biodiesel RINs Prices

Rolling Back the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate for 2014: The RINs Market Rings the Bell Again

Implying the Probability of an EPA Reversal on the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate from the RINs Market

Who Wins if the EPA Reverses Itself on the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate in 2014?

Will the EPA Reverse Itself on the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate for 2014? The Message from the RINs Market

Potential Impact of Alternative RFS Outcomes for 2014 and 2015

More on Ethanol RINs Pricing

More on Biodiesel RINs Pricing

Biodiesel Supply, Demand, and RINs Pricing

What’s Behind the Plunge in RINs Prices?

The Remarkable Foresight of Biodiesel RINs Traders

Decision Time for the RFS?

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