In Washington, Growth Energy filed petitions for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to excuse certain refineries from their obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In a decision announced this April, EPA reversed 31 small refinery exemptions (SREs) it had previously […]
In Germany, the UK’s Telegraph newspaper says that President Biden intended to block Prime Minister Johnson’s attempt to get G7 countries to temporarily remove biofuel blending mandates in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The war has increased grain prices and fueled concerns about possible food insecurity and conflicts between food and fuel. Sources […]
In Washington, the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition issued a call for abstracts and opened registration for its 2nd annual Biobased Economy Conference, which will be held November 6-8, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort Center in Washington, D.C. At the AFCC event, the focus will be on: Sustainable Feedstocks and Biofuels; Biobased Manufacturing: Renewable […]
In Michigan, lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 814, authored by committee chairman Sen. Kevin Daley, which would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends, specifically a tax credit of $0.05 per gallon on sales of E15 and $0.085 per gallon on sales of E85. Growth Energy General Counsel Joe Kakesh testified in support […]
In the UK, Reuters reports that the UK and Germany are expected to push G7 ministers meeting this weekend to roll back their biofuel mandates in an effort to increase food security in light of high energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The International Food Policy Research Institute told Reuters that national […]
In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine has notified the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that he is taking action to allow the year-round sale of lower-carbon, lower-cost E15 in his state beginning in 2023. Ohio joins eight other Midwestern states that took similar action in April. DeWine is exercising the authority granted to state governors under the Clean […]
In Latvia, the Baltic News Network reports the government has canceled its biofuel blending mandate until the end of 2023 in an effort to lower fuel prices in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that has wreaked havoc on food and energy markets. Fuel retailers may blend biofuels voluntarily, however. The media has reported that […]
In Virginia, The Fuels Institute has published a new white paper, “Assessment of Biofuels Policy: Effectiveness of Emissions Reductions,” which explores the carbon benefits to using biofuels. This paper looks at fuel ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel and gasoline, hydrogen and R80B20, plus evaluating the policies that affect these fuels, the availability of feedstocks to expand […]
In Argentina, Reuters reports that Argentina’s chamber of grains processors and exporters CIARA-CEC said that an increase of the amount of biofuel in diesel would boost the soy crushing sector, though it called for the temporary measure to address fuel shortages to be made permanent. The government announced on Wednesday that it would raise required […]
In Washington, D.C., Agwired reports that the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Lower Food and Fuels Cost Act (H.R. 7606) and RFA, ACE and other biofuel organizations are commending Democratic leadership on the bill which includes Year-Round Fuel Choice Act to expand voluntary sales of E-15 gasoline and a bill to expand biofuel infrastructure […]
