By Erin Voegele, Ethanol Producer Magazine.

The U.S. EPA has published renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for January, reporting that nearly 1.38 billion RINs were generated during the month.

More than 4.07 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated during in January, including 114,261 for ethanol, 1.43 million for renewable compressed natural gas and 2.53 million for renewable liquefied natural gas. All 4.07 million D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated by domestic producers. No D7 cellulosic diesel RINs were generated during the month.