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 […]
In Washington, in the run up to the Iowa caucus voices of the anti-ethanol are starting to get creative in order to rise above the din of the Cruz vs Branstad noise, now referring to ethanol as the economy’s “anchor baby”. The term refers to immigrants who give birth in the US, or “drop an […]
In Indonesia, the government is expected to move ahead with its B20 blending mandate despite low oil prices. The amount of subsidy required so that oil marketers keep blending at the mandated level has more than doubled since its implementation last year but that isn’t likely to deter the policy’s continued existence. The volume of […]
In India, the indigenous automobile industry is concerned about the new flex-fuel policy that will be released before Jan. 29 because it will take manufacturers the better part of a year to sort out flex-fuel technology while international manufacturers already selling in Brazil will have a head start. Additional costs will be passed on to […]
In Washington, a new white paper publsihed at EthanolAcrossAmerica.net contends that “the potential for corn ethanol to contribute to meeting a range of public policy objectives has only scratched the surface,” and that in order for corn ethanol production and use to move beyond the limits imposed by the RFS, the key is regulatory relief. […]
In Washington, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers’ (AFPM) President Chet Thompson announced the association’s decision to intervene in the lawsuit brought by the ethanol industry against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) use of its general waiver authority to lower renewable fuel volumes under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: “AFPM filed a […]
In Idaho, researchers led by the University of Idaho assessed the potential for the US Renewable Fuel Standard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector through the use of cellulosic biofuels. They found that 2022 US emissions are decreased by 7.0 ± 2.5% largely through gasoline displacement and soil carbon storage by perennial grasses. If […]
In California, the Air Resources Board has published an FAQ regarding the new changes to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard and how the new carbon intensities of different biofuels will be calculated, with ethanol pathways to be calculated first followed by biodiesel and then those who submitted documentation after the Jan. 31 deadline. Those […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Americans for Clean Energy, American Coalition for Ethanol, Growth Energy, National Corn Growers Association, National Sorghum Producers, and the Renewable Fuels Association have jointly filed a petition in the US Court of Appeals against the Renewable Fuel Standard mandate levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency for 2014-2016, challenging […]
The Governors’ Biofuels Coalition announced that Missouri Governor Jay Nixon will become chairman and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts will become vice chairman of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition this year. Now that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued its final biofuel blending rule, the Coalition will continue to advocate for policies that grow the biofuel […]
