In Argentina, biofuel producers have rejected anti-dumping measures Peru has implemented against the country’s industry and have said they will appeal it. Peru’s competition regulator Indecopi approved $208.2 per ton anti-dumping duties on all Argentine biodiesel coming into the country at the end of January. Argentina is the source of most of Peru’s biodiesel consumption. […]
In India, the South Indian Sugar Mills Association has presented in court arguments why the 50 million liter limit on ethanol production for Tamil Nadu should be limited, arguing that the state’s production quota is more than 200 million liters. Existing distilleries have production capacity of 270 million liters and could easily supply the quota […]
In Washington, the American Energy Alliance is encouraging Senators to vote yes this week for the Cassidy Amendment Repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Sen. Cassidy introduced an amendment that would fully repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard. The RFS was created in the 2005 energy bill and amended by the 2007 energy bill. This costly […]
In Washington, the Senate is looking to vote on the major energy policy reform bill by the end of the week, working through as many as 100 proposed amendments beforehand. Though some aren’t very controversial, others include eliminating the Renewable Fuel Standard and cutting fossil fuel subsidies. The bill garnered bipartisan support in the Energy […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Caucuses are tomorrow, marking the official opening of the US Presidential primary season. The Renewable Fuel Standard has emerged as a major issue in the campaign for Iowa votes. 12 out of 14 candidates support the RFS—realizing the economic, national security, and environmental benefits. And the Des Moines Register’s pollster, Selzer & Co., found […]
In Washington, the American Energy Alliance launched a six-figure advocacy initiative urging Congress to reject efforts that fall short of fully repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard. Amid speculation that the Toomey-Feinstein partial repeal language could be added as an amendment to the Senate Energy Bill, AEA will run a digital advocacy initiative in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. It […]
In Florida, the National Biodiesel Board says the industry needs a producers credit rather than the current blenders credit that applies to both domestic and imported biodiesel. The industry says that by ensuring the $1 per gallon only goes to domestic fuel that the subsidy isn’t inadvertently subsidizing Argentine biodiesel as well, imports have which […]
In Australia, MP Bob Katter is back on the campaign trail to push for a national E10 blending mandate to help reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuel imports and support local agri industries including sugar and grains. Currently oil imports account for about 90% of domestic fuel consumption. He said sugar could account for […]
In Iowa, following up on the release of a new statewide poll last week defying conventional political wisdom and showing the vast majority of Iowa voters don’t know and aren’t particularly concerned about candidates’ positions on ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) launched a major statewide TV […]
In Indonesia, despite assurances from the palm oil fund that the B20 blending mandate would be met, the palm oil producers association is asking for the mandate to be lowered in fear of oil companies’ failure to pay due to low oil prices and margins. Though the fund expects to earn $1.15 billion in levies […]
