In the UK, contradictory EU policies first encouraged and then undermined the farming of a major biofuel in Europe, according to a new analysis from Rothamsted Research. Climate change polices initially rewarded the widespread planting of oilseed rape – the world’s most important vegetable oil after soybean – but subsequent pesticide laws have ultimately led […]
In Iowa, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds unveiled her 2022 Biofuel Access Bill (HSB 594) to continue Iowa’s national leadership in providing widespread access to higher biofuel blends, including offering E15 statewide by 2026 and updating the E15 promotion tax credit to $0.09 per gallon year-round through 2025. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor released the following […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to streamline the review of new chemicals that could be used to displace current, higher greenhouse gas emitting transportation fuels. Through this effort, the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention’s (OCSPP) New Chemicals Division (NCD) […]
In Minnesota, Brownfield Ag News reports that Governor Tim Walz (D) is renewing efforts to bring an E15 ethanol standard to Minnesota by the end of the 2022 legislative session which begins January 31st and said that expanding the use of biofuels is important to him. “I’ve been on that bandwagon since I was in […]
In Spain, EV Wind reports the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has selected 544 innovative renewable energy projects for the generation of electrical energy and the production of thermal energy in 13 autonomous communities, which will receive public aid worth 177 million euros and They will channel a total investment, […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports the government has approved 196 grain-based ethanol project that, when implemented, should produce 8.59 billion liters of ethanol. More than 40% of the projects approved are in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, which are key sugarcane growing regions as well and where much of the country’s current ethanol […]
In Brazil, Platts reports the biodiesel market is concerned about the new rules brought out by the National Agency of Petroleum, Gas and Biofuel, or ANP, regarding traded contracts rather than the previous biodiesel auctions that were quickly phased out at the end of 2021. ANP published prices on January 14 for the trades made […]
In Washington, Growth Energy applauded a proposal to expand access to lower-cost, lower-emissions biofuel blends at the pump in Michigan. Legislation offered by Michigan state Senator Kevin Daley (R-Lum), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, would establish a retailer tax incentive for higher ethanol blends, specifically a tax credit of $0.05 per gallon on sales of E15 and […]
In Iowa, kicking off the 2022 Iowa legislative session with her Condition of the State address, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a promising call for passing biofuels legislation this year, saying she is introducing new legislation that will improve access to both 20% biodiesel (B20) and 15% ethanol (E15), and upgrade Iowa’s fuel infrastructure to offer […]
In California, in a cosigned letter, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), along with the Great Plains Institute, Low Carbon Fuels Coalition, the National Biodiesel Board, and Canadian Oilseed Processors Association, recommended the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recognize the climate benefits of farming practices in California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). The letter provides principles […]
