NOPA to DOE: Sustainable Maritime Fuel Definition Must Include Biofuels

Affordable and abundant biofuels offer significant opportunities to maritime transportation

WASHINGTON, February 28, 2025 – The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) today 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.

Read NOPA’s Comments: DOE RFI: Defining Sustainable Maritime Fuels in the United States

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Organized in 1930, the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) represents the U.S. soybean, canola, flaxseed, safflower seed, and sunflower seed-crushing industries. NOPA’s membership is 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’s 17 member companies operate over 70 softseed and soybean solvent extraction plants across 21 states, crushing over 97% of all soybeans processed in the United States, the equivalent to more than 2 billion bushels annually. More information at www.NOPA.org