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RVO categories
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) divides the Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) into four categories, each representing different types of renewable fuel with various feedstocks and production methods.
The EPA classifies fuels for the RVO as follows:
    •Renewable fuels (any biofuel that has a greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity at least 20% lower than gasoline or diesel)
    •Advanced biofuels (any biofuel that is not ethanol made from corn starch, that has at least 50% GHG savings)
    •Biomass-based diesel (any biodiesel or renewable diesel that has at least 50% GHG savings)
    •Cellulosic biofuel (any biofuel made from cellulose that has at least 60% GHG savings)
While the main RVO categories are four, there is also a specific designation for cellulosic diesel, which can be consid
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RVO categories