Archive for January, 2008
“Over my dead body” says Senator Ben Nelson to Bush proposal for ethanol tariff reform
In Washington, Midwestern lawmakers have vehemently opposed moves by the Bush administration to reduce or eliminate the tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said on he opposed the Bush administration move, while Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska said the protection for US ethanol would be [...]
Finnish consortium to produce ethanol from paper, cardboard, wood and plastic
In Finland, UPM-Kymmene and waste management company Lassila & Tikanoja announced that, in conjunction with the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), they had developed an ethanol and energy generation concept using paper, cardboard, wood and plastic, and would begin testing at VTT’s Rajamäki unit.
Bureau of Indian Standards backs India’s move to 10 percent ethanol blending in October
In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has endorsed the increase of the ethanol blending mandate from 5% to 10 percent in October.
The Bureau will release its specification for E10 in March 2008. The country is scheduled to move to E10 in October 2008 at the beginning of the next sugar season.
Following the imposition [...]
Minnesota corn ethanol project on hold due to economic conditions
In Minnesota, a proposed corn ethanol plant, in Watonwan County in the south-central part of the state, is on hold pending improvements in economic conditions. Watonwan Energy has pinned its development hopes on a reduction in corn prices, which topped $5 a barrel this week for the March contract at the Chicago Board of Trade.
Throughout [...]
Today in Biofuels: US Budget to “deal with” Brazilian ethanol tariff; $114 million awarded to four US cellulosic ethanol projects; France may reverse biofuels policy
Top Story:In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman, commenting on the future of the ethanol tariff, said that the Bush Administration “will start to deal with that question” in the 2009 US Budget due in Congress on Monday. The 54-cent tariff, which primarily applies to Brazilian ethanol, tariff is due to expire at the end [...]
US Energy Secretary says new US budget, due Monday, will “deal with” Brazilian ethanol tariff
In Washington, U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman, commenting on the future of the ethanol tariff, said that the Bush Administration “will start to deal with that question” in the 2009 US Budget that the President will send to Congress on Monday. The 54-cent tariff, which primarily applies to Brazilian ethanol, tariff is due to expire [...]
Malaysia’s Sabah state demonstrates jatropha biodiesel in Toyota Land Cruiser; $300 million investment possible for US, Japan, South Korea export market
In Malaysia, the Sabah Land Development Board (SLDB) demonstrated jatropha biodiesel in a Toyota Land Cruiser trial conducted at the Sabah Development Corridor Expo. The SLDB has proposed expansion of jatropha capacity in Malaysia as a poverty-reduction program, saying that farmers could earn RM 1500 per month from farming 6-acre plots of jatropha curcus, from [...]
France may reverse on biofuels following food, environmental sector protests
In France, the central government is considering a reversal of its biofuels policy because of protests from environmental and food-related groups. The government is reported to have asked the French energy agency, ADEME, to review French policy in light of protests and advances in second-generation biofuels.
France had previously set a policy that 7 percent of [...]
US Department of Energy awards $114 million to four cellulosic ethanol projects in Missouri, Colorado, Oregon and Wisconsin
In Washington, the US Energy Department awarded $114 million in grants to cellulosic ethanol projects in Missouri, Oregon, Colorado and Wisconsin.
The demonstration projects were proposed by ICM, for a plant in in St. Joseph, Missouri; Lignol Innovations, for a plant in Commerce City, Colorado; Pacific Ethanol, for a plant in Boardman, Oregon; and Stora [...]
India’s biodiesel association calls for more B20 blending, tax exemption to stimulate industry
In India, the Biodiesel Association of India (BDAI) has called on the central government to place biodiesel in the “declared goods” category so that it will receive a uniform rate of taxation throughout the country.
The BDAI also called on the government to encourage the use of B20 blends and exempt biodiesel used in those blends [...]
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