In California, the oil industry—with the help of several powerful lobbying firms in Sacramento—managed to kill a bill on the Assembly floor that was meant to provide a price floor for carbon credits to help project developers get financing for biofuels that comply with the LCFS. AB 2390 was defeated 38-to-23.
In India, the government has revised the pricing formula for ethanol in an attempt to make it more attractive for sugar mills to participate in supply tenders for the E5 mandate. From the new crush beginning in October, the mills could see a price increase of roughly 10%.
In Iowa, the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) has announced that Iowa retailers have temporarily stopped offering EPA-approved E15 to vehicles produced since 2001 until September 15, 2014. The Association blames Big Oil’s fuel distribution monopoly. Until September 15, E15 can only be offered to flex-fuel vehicles. IRFA Managing Director Lucy Norton fired off: “If […]
In Brazil, the two main presidential candidates seeking to depose the current leader are both pushing for increased support of the national ethanol industry, accusing the current president of failing to properly support sugar and ethanol while favoring Petrobras. The candidates from the social democrats and the socialists are trailing in the polls but appear […]
In Washington, the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) announced that it has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) which sought stakeholder input regarding the biofuel pathways that the DOE’s Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) has selected to guide its research and development (R &D) strategy in the near-term. The comments were compiled […]
In Washington, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will deliver remarks today on EPA’s plans to enact President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to cut carbon pollution from existing power plants. The announcement will outline a common sense and flexible approach to cut harmful pollution, protect public health, continue economic growth, and spur innovation. McCarthy will speak at […]
In Indonesia, one of the two top presidential candidates, Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa, strongly supports more vigorous biofuel development. He wants to focus on developing biofuel feedstock in areas that have been heavily deforested. Both candidates want to significantly reduce fossil fuel subsidies which are currently drowning the nation’s budget with $6.4 billion expected this year. […]
In Washington, the Department of Energy has announced up to $2 million to develop the domestic supply chain for hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and study the competitiveness of US hydrogen and fuel cell system and component manufacturing. As a part of the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative, the funding opportunity will focus on commercial scale-up. […]
In the UK, the Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) launched in April that seeks to encourage households to switch over to biofuels from gas for their heating needs. The policy is aimed at helping the country achieve its 2020 renewable energy goals. Challenges in the supply chain exist, but it is expected there will be […]
In Paraguay, the minister of industry and commerce has announced the ministry will release national regulations for both biodiesel and ethanol production on July 1. The driver behind the new legislation is to boost the quality of the product produced domestically.
