In Australia, the opposition parties in Queensland introduced a bill for a ten percent ethanol mandate, with opposition leader Lawrence Springborg telling the Sunshine Coast Daily that “An ethanol mandate in Queensland could provide a massive kick-start to the fledgling renewable fuels industry, reduce Queensland’s reliance on imports, create jobs and improve air quality.” Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, expected to oppose the bill, said that the state will use five percent ethanol by 2010 without the mandate.
The Australian ethanol industry has hired auto-industry expert, Juliet Potter, a director of AutoChic, to promote Queensland’s +e ethanol campaign to women. Research in Australia has shown that acceptance and support for biofuels lags among women.
In Australia, Caltex announced that it will purchase 7.9 million gallons of ethanol from the new $140 million Dalby Bio-Refinery that has commenced production in Queensland. The plant is located in th...
In Washington, the US Senate is expected to vote on the Energy Bill today, with last minute negotiations underway to increase support for the bill above the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican fi...
In Canada, the House of Commons passed the C-33 Biofuels Bill, by a vote of 173 to 64, and the bill now moves to the Canadian Senate for consideration. The bill establishes an E5 mandate for gasoline ...
In Canada, the Renewable Fuels Association said that a poll of Canadians found 74 percent in support of biofuels mandates contained in the biofuels bill now in front of the Canadian Senate. The poll a...
Meredith Niles in Gristmill: "Biofuel production in Mozambique is not a Congressional mandate or an attempt to wean a country off of its massive oil dependence. In Africa, the biofuel frenzy is the ne...
In Australia, Natural Fuel Limited said it would switch to high grade glycerine production, from biodiesel, after it was reported that the company recorded a $40 million loss for 2007. Natural Fuel's ...
