In India, BioEnergy Times reported that India may soon allow consumers to choose from different ethanol-blended petrol variants at fuel stations, giving vehicle owners the option to select fuel based on engine compatibility. The report said the government has asked state-run oil marketing companies – Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation […]
In the UK, the Environment Agency has opened a consultation into its draft decision to grant a permit variation to Drax Power Limited in Yorkshire. The company applied to vary its environment permit to incorporate carbon capture at its bioenergy plant near Selby. After reviewing comments and evidence from two previous public consultations, the Environment […]
In Illinois, the Daily Yonder reports Illinois lawmakers are considering SB2842, a bipartisan bill that would ban the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines. The legislation emerged after strong grassroots opposition to proposed carbon capture projects, including the Heartland Greenway pipeline, which would have transported CO2 from Midwest ethanol plants for underground storage […]
In Spain, the government has opened a public consultation until June 11 regarding a draft Royal Decree on the Promotion of Biomethane which establishes, for the first time, a quota system for biomethane that aims to guarantee a certain amount of this renewable gas in the total volume of natural gas and liquefied natural gas […]
In the Ukraine, the Odessa Journal reports the country is aligning its fuel quality standards with the European Union’s RED II and RED III regulations, both for biofuel blending as well as improving its fuel quality control system. EURO-3 and EURO-4 will be phased out while EN 228 and EN 590 will be implemented. Rules […]
In India, ChiniMandi reported that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has urged the central government of India to double the ethanol blending limit in petrol from the current 20% to 40%, arguing the move would reduce India’s dependence on crude oil imports, conserve foreign exchange, and benefit farmers growing sugarcane and maize. Naidu […]
In Australia, Reuters reports the government is expediting a public consultation process that it plans to launch in the next few months that could lead to a biofuel blending mandate. The country’s largest farm lobbies have recently joined together to push the government to make the move in the face of rising fuel prices in […]
In Australia, the New South Wales government has expanded the Renewable Fuel Scheme to include low-carbon and renewable liquid fuels. The Scheme already provides financial incentives for green hydrogen and will shortly be expanded to include biomethane. The NSW Government will add renewable liquid fuels such as sustainable aviation fuel, renewable diesel and biodiesel. In […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the Bureau of Indian Standards has published specifications for E22, E25, E27 and E30 fuel blends in support of the government’s move to try to boost ethanol consumption and offset exposure to fluctuating fossil fuel prices resulting from the war in Western Asia. The standards do not equate […]
In New Yorks state, Iowa and Missouri have declined New York-style greenhouse-gas reporting and biofuels regulation. New York is trying to override those choices by forcing out-of-state producers to comply with New York’s regulatory regime, regardless of the economic and other harms to Iowa and Missouri residents. Joined by the American Free Enterprise Chamber of […]
