In Oregon, despite the clean fuels legislation signed into law late last year to promote reduction in carbon intensity in transport fuels and at the same time boost demand for biofuels, only the Pacific Ethanol plant in Boardman in supplying the local gasoline market. The remaining ethanol is imported from the Midwest, which goes against […]
In India, the country’s biodiesel association is requesting the fuel be exempt of Value Added Tax to boost the industry’s viability. It argues that the tax, that can be up to 24% in some states, applied to the 5% portion blended into fossil diesel will kill demand for the blended fuel entirely. The association’s president […]
In Washington, Rep. Eric Swalwell (CA-15) on Monday led five of his California colleagues in writing to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to urge that it live up to Congress’ intent in enforcing the Renewable Fuel Standard. The House members urged EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to get the program back on track. The letter was […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute will launch a advertising buy via television, radio and online to push lawmakers to change how the Renewable Fuel Standard works, claiming that passing the “blend wall” in 2017 would harm some vehicles and smaller engines. The spend level of the ad buy is unknown but will take place […]
In Argentina, the energy minister has boosted sugarcane ethanol prices to 90 cents per liter for August, up slightly more than 2% on the month but nearly 39% higher than August 2015. Corn ethanol prices are 70% higher on the year but up less than 1% over July at 85 cents per liter. Oil companies […]
In California, the Union of Concerned Scientists advises that “legislative leadership and Gov. Jerry Brown have been sending mixed signals on whether they will consider SB 32”, a bill to require lowering climate pollution to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, during this legislative session. The governor’s announcement of a possible ballot initiative to […]
In Mexico, the US Grains Council is eyeing the country as a potential importer to fill the gap between the 790 million gallons of ethanol that would be required to satisfy a possible E6 blend while the country ramps up from its current 66 million gallons of annual production. In addition to sugarcane, the country’s […]
In Washington, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has denied a report from Reuters that she is looking to adapt the Renewable Fuel Standard to be more like California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard. She did meet with representatives to learn more about the policy, however. She instead wants to get the RFS “back on track” and promote more […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association is calling for a federal investigation into possible market manipulation of RIN prices. The RFA wrote letters to both the Environmental Protection Agency’s administrator as well as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman asking them to look into potential manipulation of the market that has seen prices surge 30% […]
In India, the new policy to support expansion into ethanol production from crop waste is expected in the next two weeks in the form of a cabinet note. The transportation minister has been giving hints that the government’s plan is for the ethanol blend to reach 22.5% as a result of the new policy from […]
