So the final actual RINs per MMbtu is 11.69345505979

Which is why the EPA says it's "approximately 0.9004"

So the final LHV/HHV ratio is 909.30/1010.0 =0.900396039604

GPA 2145 lists the HHV of methane (gross heating value) at 60°F in an ideal reaction as 1010.0 BTU/ft^3

GPA 2145 lists the LHV of methane (net heating value) at 60°F in an ideal reaction as 909.40 BTU/ft^3

The 0.9004 RINs per MMBtu is itself an approximation. It is based on the ratio of LHV/HHV of methane according to ASTM D3588 which references the GPA 2145 thermochemical table

Peak oil simulator: willmartin.com/peakoil

Of course peak oil never went away. Oil is a finite resources so oil production will eventually hit a maximum production rate. But after taking a decade long hiatus with the rise of fracking, it’s possible we’re back to where we need to worry about peak oil.

After many years of nobody talking about peak oil we’ve now seen Bloomberg talking about peak oil, The Financial Times asking if China has hit peak oil, and the CEO of Oxy saying the US is going to hit peak oil in the next five years.

Also the New Mexico program has the strongest first 5 year compliance curve of any program so far. Should get off to a good start!

They use an ILUC table that makes it basically impossible to use palm oil derived renewable diesel (good!)

And speaking of EERs they're using the same EERs as California. (Except New Mexico EERs are Table 7 instead of Table 5)

Interesting that they will allow any vehicle manufacturer or fleet owner to apply for their own custom EER. I think this is a cool idea - if you create or use vehicles that are more efficient than the industry average then you can get rewarded with more credits. (Page 23)

Everyone's moved to smaller high compression engines to get higher MPG but still achieving the high peak horsepower numbers. Like the Audi A4 has a 2.0 liter inline turbocharged four cylinder making 260 hp, while getting 32 mpg highway. But it has an 11:1 compression ratio so it takes premium.

Apparently "Car manufacturers required or recommended premium fuel for 47% of new vehicle model configurations in 2023, up from 7% in 1985." That's crazy. fox2now.com/news/nationa...

The ev charging bankruptcies / consolidation is going to be interesting especially with the 30C tax credit giving companies 30% up to $100k per post to expand (if that stays in place). Maybe better to build new than buy old unreliable hardware out of bankruptcy. But then location, location, location

We can easily solve this problem without having to hire more police. Just install red light cameras - they pay for themselves. And then send tow trucks around and impound any car with more than 2 unpaid tickets and immediately impound any car without plates.