In Washington, USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Val Dolcini announced that incentives resume this month for farmers and foresters who grow and harvest biomass for renewable energy and biobased products. The funds come through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. Facilities seeking to be qualified by USDA […]
In India, the national sugar mills association says that a “faked and forged” document claiming that mills in Uttar Pradesh must have a certain license if they are to produce ethanol is jeopardizing the country’s capacity to achieve the national ethanol blending policy. UP is India’s largest ethanol producer, last year reaching 560 million liters, […]
In Iowa, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law H.F. 2464, a multifaceted bill that secures funding for the state’s highly successful biodiesel and ethanol blender pump program, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program, through June 30, 2017. The most recent Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board meeting set records by awarding 68 projects with $3.2 […]
In Texas, ahead of the EPA’s 2017 Renewable Fuel Standard draft blending mandate on Wednesday, RIN prices soared 10 cents to 84 cents for D6 ethanol RINs. Previous to the price jump, inter-day movement had averaged around 75 points, but the possible need to increase purchases in order to comply with the 2017 mandate got […]
In Brazil, the new government is looking to boost the Cide tax on gasoline to 17 cents from 3 cents, which could have an immediate price impact of an additional 25% on ethanol prices. Doing so could have a major impact on the sugarcane crush currently underway as mills are getting more profit from sugar […]
In Thailand, the Ministry of Energy has been instructed to quickly begin tests of B10 in order to facilitate introduction of the blend commercially across the country in 2018. Such a blend would boost biodiesel consumption to 14 million liters per day. The policy is in line with the country’s 2015-2036 Alternative Energy Development Plan. […]
In Washington, Rep. Kristi Noem introduced the Biodiesel Tax Incentive Reform and Extension Act of 2016. This legislation would extend the $1-per-gallon tax credit for biodiesel through the end of 2019 and reform the credit so it is only used for fuel produced in the U.S. “South Dakota can play a meaningful role in fueling […]
In Canada, a High Level Meeting being convened by the International Civil Aviation Organization sector encouraged governments to progress their deliberations on a global carbon offsetting scheme for air transport. The ICAO discussions have been gathering pace since the UN specialised aviation agency agreed to the development of an economic mechanism at its Assembly in […]
In Argentina, the government has come to an agreement with Spain to resume biodiesel exports to the country following a block that was meant to help support the domestic industry and keep cheaper Argentine product from flooding the market. The trade block came after Argentina appropriated the local branch of Spanish energy giant Repsol, YPF, […]
In India, 33 of 35 sugar mills producing ethanol don’t have licenses for storing explosives, which the National Green Tribunal used as just cause to have them shut down ethanol production immediately following a complaint by an NGO who pointed out the lack of permits. The NGO also said the lack of safety procedures at […]
