In Iowa, 2014 biodiesel production went down from 2013 numbers, coming in at 227 million gallons, 3 million gallons down from the 2013 record of 230 million gallons. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association attributed the drop to policy instability as Congress allowed the federal biodiesel blenders tax credit to expire, renewing it only in mid-December, […]
In Oregon, the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard was approved by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission in a 4-1 vote on Wednesday. Carbon emissions of fuels sold in the state will have to emit 10% fewer emissions over the next decade which is expected to prompt demand for biofuel blending. California and British Columbia already […]
In Oregon, the state’s department of agriculture held a public hearing on Tuesday regarding the draft rules that would allow growing industrial hemp but biodiesel production remains far away as the proposal allows the use of seeds only for growing hemp but not for sale nor for producing oil.
In Australia, a proposed 115 million liter per year ethanol plant in New South Wales continued to be delayed, now with the state’s planning department seeking more details from developers. The A$90 million facility, that would source grain from up to 500km from its Deniliquin location, was meant to begin construction in June. Korean group […]
In Thailand, the country’s ethanol producers association is urging the government to maintain the price gap between ethanol and gasoline to ensure continued demand for ethanol, rather than allow falling petrol prices reduce ethanol demand. If the price gap is not maintained, the association estimates it could take five to six years to return to […]
In Iowa, ethanol production totaled 3.9 billion gallons during 2014, up from 3.7 billion gallons the previous three years, according to Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA). Iowa continues to be the number one ethanol producing state, and is estimated to account for roughly 27 percent of national ethanol production in 2014. For the first time, […]
In Oregon, the state’s Department of Environmental Quality Commission will vote on Jan. 7 whether to implement a low carbon fuel standard that would also include a carbon credit scheme. The standard is expected to have minimal impact on the price of fuel at the pump but recent volatility in the oil market would make […]
In Argentina, the biodiesel industry is expecting the government to further lower export taxes on biodiesel during the next few months to help counteract falling fossil diesel prices that are making the renewable fuel less competitive. Apart from that policy shift, only lower soy oil prices will make much of a difference. But the government […]
In Washington, incoming Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz announced this week six new Subcommittees that will be established during the 114th Congress and the Chair selections. The Interior Subcommittee, chaired by Cynthia Lummis (WY), will focus on issues related to the Department of Interior, Department of Energy, EPA, and USDA. Tackling the […]
In Ukraine, a new proposal seeks to boost excise taxes on all fuels, including a 4% increase on biodiesel that would boost the tax to EUR102 per metric ton. By contrast, the new excise taxes on gasoline would be 2% higher to EUR202 and up to 3% higher for diesel at up to EUR134. No […]
