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 […]
In Iowa, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, campaigning in Iowa for the Republican presidential nomination wrote an Op-Ed outlining a new tone and position on ethanol and the RFS. For the first time, at a campaign stop in Iowa, Cruz expressed he would keep the RFS through 2022. “We are encouraged that Ted Cruz is finally […]
In Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz says he is still pushing for a five-year phase out of the RFS should he win the race to the White House, making 2022 the earliest that would happen. He would also see regulations changed so the EPA could not block higher ethanol blends while also seeking to […]
In the UK, British Airways partly blames lack of government support for having to scupper its Green Sky project with Solena to produce 16 million gallons of aviation biofuel annually from London’s MSW beginning in 2017. The government has failed to include aviation biofuels in its Road Transport Fuel Obligation policy that provides incentives for […]
In India, Tamil Nadu is working hard to protect its liquor industry that fills its coffers with tax revenue by ensuring that sugar mills are extremely limited in producing ethanol for transport. To achieve the mandated 5% ethanol blend, the state should have supplied 47 million liters but mills were only allowed to supply about […]
