In Minnesota, a proposed bill would create equal footing for biorefineries with biofuels plants, eliminating the need for an EIS to secure permitting. Currently ethanol, biobutanol and cellulosic biofuel factories producing less than 125 million gallons per year are exempt from the EIS requirement, and the proposed legislation would provide the same exemption for any […]
In Washington, 21 states filed a brief with the Supreme Court requesting a review of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling that California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard was constitutional. Growth Energy and the RFA has also asked the Supreme Court to rule on the LCFS’s legality. The 9th District Circuit Court ruled in 2011 […]
In the Philippines, an online petition has been launched on change.org against the operation of the San Carlos Bioenergy, Inc. complaining of air pollution, foul odors and resulting breathing problems. The San Carlos City Council has also passed a resolution against the air and water pollution allegedly emitted from the facility while it has asked […]
In Washington, Three Rivers Energy has joined Growth Energy, bringing the associations plant membership to 83 with an additional 85 associate members. Three Rivers Energy, LLC is a Delta T bio-refinery located near the City of Coshocton, approximately 70 miles northeast of Columbus, Ohio and has a production capacity of 50 million gallons. The business […]
In Washington, the Navy plans to set up two solicitations for advanced biofuels this year by way of the Defense Production Act. The Navy believes it will be able to source the fuels at a price competitive with existing fossil fuel supplies, rather than paying several times the current fossil fuel price as it has […]
In Washington, the EPA at last released its 2013 blending mandate for cellulosic biofuels, cutting to just 810,185 gallons from the 6 million gallons originally expected. Oil companies complained they would have to buy RINs even though there wasn’t actual cellulosic ethanol available to blend. A federal court said last year the EPA must set […]
In Washington, U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb) wrote Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg urging FDA to exempt raw agricultural commodities, distillers grain and other byproducts from a promised revision of a proposed rule dealing with livestock feed. As first proposed, the rule would add new requirements to producers of distillers grains – […]
In Illinois, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting public comment on a proposed permit that would allow Archer Daniels Midland to inject carbon dioxide deep underground at a facility in Decatur, Illinois. This process – known as “carbon sequestration” – is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate […]
In Washington, the Department of Energy issued a draft loan guarantee solicitation for innovative renewable energy and energy efficiency projects located in the U.S. that avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gases. When finalized, the solicitation is expected to make as much as $4 billion in loan guarantees available to help commercialize technologies that may be […]
In Washington, NASA has signed separate agreements with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to conduct a series of joint flight tests to study the atmospheric effects of emissions from jet engines burning alternative fuels. The Alternative Fuel Effects on Contrails and Cruise Emissions (ACCESS II) flights are set […]
