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 […]
In Washington, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1.7 million settlement with The Andersons Marathon Holdings (Andersons Marathon) LLC to resolve alleged Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) reporting violations of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at four facilities in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Ohio. EPA’s Region 7 and Region 5 offices coordinated […]
In Thailand, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced it has awarded a $695,820 grant to Thailand’s VAO Energy for a feasibility study to develop a large plastic recycling facility with the aim of strengthening Thailand’s waste management efforts and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “USTDA fully supports Thailand’s ambitious goals to combat the economic […]
In Vermont, relying on manure biogas systems to mitigate livestock GHG emissions ignores both the extensive emissions created throughout the lifecycle of the livestock industry before lagoon storage and the environmental justice impacts that perpetuating confined animal feeding operations, the only profitable user of manure biogas systems, will have on communities impacted by factory farms. […]
In Washington, CNN reports that President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, calling the $750 billion health care, tax and climate legislation “one of the most significant laws in our history.” The bill was widely supported by biofuel groups thanks to its support for renewable energy and fuels, particularly sustainable aviation fuels. Republicans […]
In the UK, ITV news reports that Herm has become the first of the Channel Islands to go completely 100% biofuel as it aims to reduce the cost of expensive fossil fuels and its environmental impact. The island has no cars, but still uses about 400,000 liters of fuel annually for 4-wheelers and energy production. […]
In the UK, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has launched a public consultation seeking views to set out the government’s preferred position for a business model to support the deployment of First of a Kind (FOAK) power BECCS project(s). It is seeking views on its early proposals including the main design elements […]
In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition sent a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to recommend the body to recognize farming practices and other methods of climate smart agriculture (CSA) into the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Rulemaking. “By quantifying CSA in CA-GREET and in LCFS pathways, CARB would take a leading […]
In India, the Press Trust of India reports E20 will already be available at the pump starting in April 2023 as part of the country’s move towards 20% ethanol blending overall by 2025. Ten percent ethanol blending was achieved in June this year. The Prime Minister dedicated the Indian Oil Corp.’s new zero liquid waste […]
