In Washington, the head of the Renewable Fuels Association sees a Trump presidency as positive for ethanol, saying that putting America First rather than seeking trade agreements with would-be export markets that hindered extensive trade or streamlining complicated policies from the Environmental Protection Agency that kept E15 from becoming more widespread will help the industry. […]
In Ireland, the parliament has voted 90-53 to fully divest from fossil fuels, the first country to do so. The EUR8 billion Ireland Strategic Investment Fund must sell all of its investments in coal, gas and oil during the next five years. A member for County Claire has called on the government to focus on […]
In Indonesia, the government is taking a cue from the election of US President Donald Trump to try to curb imports of fossil fuel among other products because it expects the global economy to shift in response to his policies. As the US reduces its oil imports and tries boost exports of gas, demand patterns […]
In Washington, the states of Kansas and Nebraska joined the Urban Air Initiative (UAI) and the Energy Future Coalition as they petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to correct the agency’s flawed models that limit the use of higher blends of ethanol. According to UAI representatives, for years, the EPA has published inaccurate data claiming […]
In the UK, the national government has published a Green Paper on ‘Building Our Industrial Strategy’ and the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association said it will be setting out over the next few months how AD can play a central role in helping UK industry to flourish. The Association said that “In return for long-term […]
In Washington, President Trump’s special advisor Carl Icahn is coming under closer scrutiny over potential conflict of interest because the value of his company CVR Energy has doubled since the election on the expectation that the new administration would change the Renewable Fuel Standard in favor of independent refiners. Even though as an advisor rather […]
In Washington, President Donald Trump has frozen all policies from the Environmental Protection Agency published since October 28 and ordered a review of them, including the 2017 blending mandates for the Renewable Fuel Standard. Doing so has forced down RIN prices by 23% as of Wednesday. The order was issued on his first day of […]
In Uganda, the president has directed the minister of industry to bring a proposal for a 10% ethanol blending law to Parliament for passage within six months in an effort to support domestic production. Kakira Sugar just inaugurated its $36.6 million ethanol production facility producing 60,000 liters per day. If the ethanol is sold at […]
In Belgium, Europeans overwhelmingly support the use of conventional biofuels made from crops and believe EU policy should encourage it, according to an EU-wide opinion survey released Monday by ePure. More than 69 percent of Europeans surveyed say conventional biofuels should be encouraged, while just 15 percent think they should not, according to the EuroPulse […]
In Washington, the EPA has approved the pathway for isobutanol produced at Gevo’s Luverne, MN plant to be an advanced biofuel under the Renewable Fuel Standard Program. This is the first time that the EPA has approved a pathway for an advanced biofuel that uses starch from feed corn to produce an alcohol. With a partial substitution […]
