In Paraguay, the Senate has approved amendments proposed by the lower house of Congress for the ethanol law, leaving the president to sign or veto the bill before it comes into law. The new law is meant to facilitate fuel supplies for the growing number of flex-fuel vehicles in the country but supporting more E85 […]
In Washington, the EPA announced it is working with the International Civil Aviation Organization to develop regulations for the greenhouse gas emissions from aviation. The agency will hold a public hearing on the issue on Aug. 11 and will open a 60-day public comment period. A new standard could only be ready as soon as […]
In Argentina, the country’s energy ministry says oil marketing companies must pay $1 per liter for sugarcane-based ethanol in June, up 5% over May. Prices for corn ethanol also went up but only about 1%. Ethanol prices rises are capped at 5% per month in order to ease inflation impacts.
In Malaysia, the country’s B10 policy is expected to come online in October, up from the current 7% blending mandate. Total crude palm oil consumption should reach about 1 million metric tons annually with the higher blend, compared to about 700,000 tons now. Palm oil futures prices rose to a 3-month high on the news. […]
In Iowa, the state legislature passed legislation that allows E15 infrastructure investments to become eligible for Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure grants. Previously, the infrastructure program funds were only available for blender pumps and dispensers offering E85. However, the new provision allows funds to be used for dispensing equipment upgrades that make registered E15 available to 2001 […]
In Australia, the Queensland government released its discussion paper on ethanol blending with the energy minister saying that drivers will always have access to non-blended gasoline if they want. The Royal Auto Motorclub of Queensland says it would support up to a 2% blend.
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has come out fighting on behalf of President Obama, saying that the president hasn’t lost faith in the ethanol industry and continues to support biofuels overall, demonstrated by the recent $100 million fund set up to boost the number of blender pumps available around the country.
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced incentives will resume this summer for farmers, ranchers and forest landowners interested in growing and harvesting biomass for renewable energy. The support comes through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill. BCAP provides financial assistance to establish and maintain […]
In Finland, new research from the University of Eastern Finland finds that “the EU biofuels regime is a good example of a mode of new governance suitable for governing complex regulatory challenges such as sustainable biofuels, but its regulatory architecture and the particular mechanisms of new governance it deploys endanger the achievement of the underlying […]
In Argentina, the government nearly tripled its export tax on biodiesel for April, shooting up to 13.2% compared to 5% in March. The industry celebrated the lower tax in March that was lower than the 8.9% in February, expecting low taxes to remain a trend to help support the fuel’s competition against falling fossil fuel […]
