In California, DTN reports the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California in San Francisco has given the Environmental Protection Agency a September 30 deadline to draft rules regarding the use of pesticide-treated seeds for ethanol production or not, which it was expected to do in 2017. Environmental groups, in response to pollution […]
In Norway, H2Carrier, the developer of the proprietary floating energy production and storage system P2XFloater said that this latter system has now obtained ‘Approval in Principle’ (AiP) from DNV which affirms the technical feasibility of the design. DNV is an international accredited registrar and classification society headquartered in Norway, which provides services for several industries […]
In Washington state, a new report from the state’s Department of Enterprise Services shows the state’s agencies are falling down on their commitments to use biodiesel. Between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2021 state agencies, including universities, purchased over 1.7 million gallons of biodiesel, representing 9.1% of the fuel purchased to power diesel vehicles, vessels […]
In Illinois, Governor Pritzker announced that his administration has taken steps to proactively address a shutdown at a BP facility in Whiting, Indiana caused by an electrical fire. Illinois, along with Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, requested and were granted an emergency waiver of federal fuel regulations from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The […]
In South Dakota, AgWeb reports that dozens of farmers, including those who grow corn for ethanol production, are opposing the use of imminent domain for Summit Carbon Solution’s proposed carbon pipeline project that would transport CO2 emissions from ethanol plants across the Midwest into a single CCS project. They say that eminent domain should only […]
In Canada, as Russia continues to weaponize energy in its illegal war with Ukraine, Canada is working with European partners to strengthen global energy security and accelerate the global clean energy transition. To these ends, Canada’s allies in Europe have initiated efforts to displace imports of Russian oil and gas in the short term while […]
In Argentina, state news agency Telam reported that the national government will extend the 12.5% biodiesel blend rate as part of its efforts to alleviate the impact of high costs of imported diesel, the country’s energy minister Flavia Royon said on Twitter “We are convinced that we must invest in biofuels, which allow us to […]
In the UK, the UK government has opened a funding opportunity for power BECCS projects wanting to take part in Track-1 of the CCUS Cluster Sequencing Process. The 2021 Net Zero Strategy outlined the role that engineered greenhouse gas removal (GGR) technologies would need to play in supporting decarbonisation by 2050. The purpose of GGRs […]
In Washington, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is accepting applications for $100 million in grants to increase the sale and use of biofuels derived from U.S. agricultural products. USDA is making the funding available through the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). This program seeks to market higher blends […]
In India, the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd. (IREDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bank of India (BoI) for co-lending, co-origination, and loan syndication for renewable energy projects. The MoU will empower IREDA and BoI to co-lend and co-originate for renewable energy projects including small hydro and ethanol projects. Both organisations will […]
