In Washington, Clean Fuels Alliance America recently welcomed Treasury’s proposed rules for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. While the credit has been available since January 2025, producers and farmers have struggled to capitalize on it with only minimal guidance. The proposal responds to taxpayer comments on prior guidance and provides additional certainty for the […]
In Germany, Bundesnetzagentur recently published two determinations setting price ceilings for the biomass and biomethane auctions to be held in 2026. The maximum price that can be bid for new biomass installations remains 19.43 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh) and that for existing biomass installations 19.83 ct/kWh. A ceiling of 23.13 ct/kWh will apply to biomethane installations. The price ceilings for biomass […]
In Washington, as the events in the Middle East have led to a spike in oil prices and the expectation of higher gasoline prices for American drivers, the Renewable Fuels Association renews its urgent call for Congress to pass legislation to allow the nationwide year-round sale of the lower-cost, American-made E15, a blend with 15 […]
In Belgium, ePure says the European Commission’s decision to circumvent the democratic process by provisionally applying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is yet another sign that the deal is a bad one for Europe – especially for the strategically important EU renewable ethanol industry and the European agricultural sector. In addition to ignoring the vote by […]
In Russia, TV Brics reported that Vietnam is accelerating preparations for the nationwide introduction of E10 biofuel from June 1, as energy authorities and domestic refineries move to secure sufficient supply, upgrade infrastructure and strengthen technical capacity for the new fuel blend. Under the roadmap, E10 petrol – containing 10% ethanol – will be distributed […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency is expected to reassign at least 50% of the Small Refinery Exemptions the agency granted last year to larger oil refiners, something that is expected to upset the oil industry. The ethanol industry has been calling for those exempted RINs to be reassigned in order […]
In Spain, the Spanish government has adapted the regulatory rules of green hydrogen aid and approved the new rules for the decarbonization of industrial heat within European auctions as a service. In its second participation in the European Hydrogen Bank’s AaaS scheme, Spain will contribute €440.5 million to finance more national renewable H2 production projects. […]
In Brazil, ANP determined the interdiction of the storage tanks and other equipment of the operational unit of the fuel distributor Vibra Energia located in the municipality of Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro, where there was explosion in ethanol storage tank. The company is prevented from moving dangerous products and will only be able to […]
In Ukraine, the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine has officially launched the Register of Biomethane – the state digital system of accounting, verification and confirmation of the origin of renewable gas. The biomethane register is an information and communication system designed to register biomethane volumes submitted to the gas transmission […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that Egypt has taken a step towards cleaner energy by launching its first biogas facility that turns slaughterhouse waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer. The new unit has been set up at the Kafr Shukr slaughterhouse in Qalyubia Governorate, according to the report. The pilot facility collects waste from […]
