In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy are petitioning the Supreme Court to make a final determination regarding California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, which the plaintiffs claim is constitutionally flawed, as it discriminates against out-of-state commerce and seeks to regulate conduct in other states. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reversed the […]
In Switzerland, a proposed law would require biofuel producers to prove that the biofuel they produce did not have a negative impact on the feedstock’s country of origin’s food security, nor that land rights were inhibited or that unsustainable forestry practices were used.
In Minnesota, a state Senate committee knocked down a proposal that would have delayed a 2008 law requiring blending of 10% biodiesel from soybean oil. The law is set to come into force on July 1 but the senator who put forward the bill claimed cars and trucks could only handle B5, not B10. Currently, […]
In Malaysia, the B5 blending policy is expected to finally be fully implemented by July 1, with all 3,877 gas stations selling the palm oil-based fuel. Implementation of the policy will boost domestic consumption to 500,000 metric tons annually. The blend was implemented in the Central Region and then Southern Region over the course of […]
In Minnesota, state legislators proposed H.F. 2456 and S.F. 2101 that would create a loan program for capital equipment for renewable chemicals and advanced biofuel as well as provide incentives for the production of those fuels and chemicals. The loan program would fall under the remit of the state agricultural commissioner. At least 80% of […]
In Washington, the $33 billion in USDA investments created 75,000 jobs in 2013. Since the start of the Obama Administration, USDA business programs have provided more than 18,000 guaranteed loans, direct loans and grants to help more than 74,000 businesses create or save more than 375,000 jobs. USDA is increasingly becoming the lender of choice […]
In California, the state’s energy commission has awarded $4.6 million to Pixley Biogas who will set up an anaerobic digester using dairy waste with the power then used to run the neighboring Calgren Renewable Fuels Biorefinery. The biorefinery produces ethanol in Pixley.
In Hungary, the CEO of Ethanol Europe Renewables says Europe’s Renewable Energy Directive has killed off private sector investment in biofuels, and that only a clear and stable policy that guarantees certainty in the European market until 2030 will reverse that trend. He argues that what is needed is a zero-ILUC policy that focuses on […]
In Hawaii, the state’s Board of Land and Natural Resources will evaluate a proposal from Hoku Kai Biofuels to use a 10-inch pipe to transport biodiesel from the Hilo harbor to storage tanks, a system that was initially constructed in the 1960s to transport asphalt products to the former Shell Oil location near the harbor […]
In California, the state’s Air Resources Board is set to hold two workshops on March 11, one providing general updates on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the other on ILUC. Staff will discuss a proposal to update iLUC values for corn ethanol, sugarcane ethanol, and soy biodiesel, as well as proposed iLUC values for […]
