In Brazil, UNICA has applauded talk that the government may introduce tax cuts for ethanol, but says the regime must go further by addressing energy planning as a whole and by reevaluating fuel pricing in order to boost investor confidence in the sector.
In Washington, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack posted a column on Friday on the USDA’s website that highlighted the successes of the USDA thusfar and laid out the Secretary’s goals for 2013. He indicated his desire to continue to help advanced biofuel producers reach a goal of 14 million gallons of production. The USDA indicated […]
In Nevada, national polling presented at the National Ethanol Conference concluded that Americans, by an overwhelming majority, support the key federal policy driving renewable fuel innovation in America today — the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). In a poll commissioned by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and conducted by American Viewpoint, 64 percent of adults polled said […]
In California, Chevron’s EVP for policy says importing Brazilian ethanol is the only way to comply with the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, because ““We’ve created a law that, in the timing of implementation and design, we believe is not workable.” She says that rather than trying to make cellulosic ethanol that the focus should […]
In Malaysia, the country’s B10 policy has been approved to come online by mid-2014, which is when blending facilities are expected to be completed. About 75% of those facilities should be online by the end of 2013. The policy is meant to support excess domestic supplies of crude palm oil.
In Washington, a new research article published last month in the academic journal Biofuels concluded that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is producing significant positive economic effects in the United States. According to the paper, authored by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the RFS is reducing crude oil prices, […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a structured process for buyers of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in order to verify their validity. Under the proposal, RINs would be verified through a new voluntary quality assurance program that also includes alternative compliance options which leverage existing industry practices and market forces. This […]
In Vietnam, the Prime Minister has swept in to save the Dai Tan ethanol plant in the central province of Quang Nam to save it from downing in debt. It currently has debts of around $5 million and has sought an investor to take 70% of the company, who is in the process of restructuring […]
In Washington, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the advanced biofuels requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), while ordering the EPA to reset the cellulosic biofuels target. “We agree with API that because EPA’s methodology for making its cellulosic biofuel projection did not take neutral aim at accuracy, […]
In Washington, In reaction to the European Commission’s recent proposal to impose duties on ethanol imported from the United States, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released the following joint statement: “America’s producers and marketers of ethanol are outraged by the news that the European Commission has proposed to the European Council an anti-dumping […]
