In Washington, of the nearly 490,000 metric tons of sugar held as collateral for $246.7 million in commodity loans that are due in less than two weeks, sugar producers have offered nearly 377,000 tons of sugar to the USDA under the feedstock flexibility program. It is the second round of the program that only saw […]
In Washington, The Washington Times raises questions regarding the timing of LanzaTech’s $4M award, as it comes after important financier Vinod Khosla hosted a fundraiser for the Democratic Party at his home. Khosla, one of the company’s most active investors, hosted President Obama and Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) […]
In Washington, the USDA has again opened up a tender for ethanol companies to buy sugar at a discount under the Feedstock Flexibility Program. The first tender only saw 7,000 tons of sugar sold to an ethanol producer in Colorado but there is hope that more ethanol plants will bid this time.
In California, both houses have approved a joint resolution proposed by Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen (R-Riverbank) to urge Congress to withdraw the Renewable Fuel Standard, a bill that has now been approved by the lower house. Though the bill has no binding effect on Congress, it is seen as a clear message that the state doesn’t […]
In Indonesia, state-owned Pertamina will hold a tender this week to buy 6.6 billion liters of palm oil-based biodiesel this in order to supply its needs for the next two years. National production is roughly 5.6 billion liters annually from 25 different producers. The company hopes to lower fuel imports, currently valued at $2.6 billion […]
In Washington, an auditor’s report of the DOE’s financial assistance for integrated biorefinery projects found that despite over 7 years of effort and the expenditure of about $603 million, the Department had not yet achieved its biorefinery development and production goals. Specifically, the EPA mandate to demonstrate the commercial application of integrated biorefineries had not […]
In Washington, the USDA announced $15.5M more in payouts to 188 advanced biofuels producers across the country. The announcement, made by USDA Rural Development Acting Undersecretary Doug O’Brien on Thursday at the National Advanced Biofuels Conference, comes as a part of the larger Advanced Biofuel Payment Program, which has already distributed $211 million. The payments […]
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told Growth Energy that there was no need for Congress to interfere on the Renewable Fuels Standard and that the Obama administration stands behind the policy. He said that EPA’s willingness to revise down 2014 blending mandates has taken some of the wind out of Congress sails in the […]
In California, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors were set to vote Tuesday on California Ethanol and Power Project’s proposal to produce ethanol, co-generation and methane from sugarcane. The project would need to grow sugarcane on between 50,000 to 70,000 acres. County officials say the local community is likely to support the project because it […]
In the UK, the Renewable Energy Association is calling on MEPs to support the UK and European biofuels industry by voting against a cap on the use of agricultural biofuels. The vote in the European Parliament is set to take place this Wednesday. The Commission’s proposals to address ‘indirect land use change’ (ILUC) would put […]
