In Washington, the courts approved a partial waiver for E15 ethanol fuel, adding an E15 option alongside E10 and higher blends and giving the consumer more choice at the pump. Currently, the E10 market has been saturated and so introducing higher blends increases market access for the evolving alternative fuels industry. Scott Faber, VP of […]
In South Dakota, POET CEO Jeff Lautt called on the EPA to resist requests to waive the US Renewable Fuel Standard. “A Renewable Fuel Standard waiver would accomplish little in terms of near-term drought relief but have significant long-term effects on agriculture markets and those very farmers who are facing challenges today. There is flexibility […]
In Washington, the EPA expects to make proposals to tackle RIN fraud before year’s end. Proposals will include setting up guidelines to help root out phony RIN producers as well as “affirmative defense” for oil producers to protect them in the case of accidentally buying false RINs.
In India, the Karnataka state government may slash VAT rates on biodiesel to just 5% from the current 14% in a push to promote uptake of the fuel by consumers. The proposal has been put forward by the Karnataka State Biofuel Development Board and the state’s chief minister has agreed to consider it.
In India, following rises in sugar prices, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is set to meet this week to finally make a decision on the pricing mechanism for ethanol with expectations that the policy will follow recommendations from the Saumitra Chaudhuri Committee of 41 cents to 56 cents per liter. The Indian Sugar Mills […]
In Washington, Republican Candidate Mitt Romney ‘s running mate Paul Ryan (R-WI) is not good news for the world of renewable energy, according to a recent article in Politico. The Republican Vice-President candidate has been very vocal in his opposition of President Obama’s clean energy platform, even leading the Republican charge against the President’s fiscal […]
In California, the state Energy Commission today unanimously approved funding of $1,974,330 for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility and buy-downs of alternative-fuel vehicles. The awards improve the environment, reduce use of foreign oil and help to fulfill the state’s pioneering climate-change policies. They are available through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and […]
In Washington, Representative Bob Filner and 10 cosponsors introduced the Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2012, H.R. 6275 in the House of Representatives. The bill, officially entitled “To promote the domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies required for the 21st century,” will allow all Americans to invest in Treasury Bonds for as […]
In Hawaii, Hawaii Electric Light Company has asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval of a new biofuel supply contract with Aina Koa Pono. Under the agreement, Aina Koa Pono would provide 16 million gallons per year of renewable biofuel to replace fossil fuel used at the Keahole Power Plant on Hawaii Island […]
In Minnesota, Mary Rosenthal, executive director of the Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the U.S. algae industry, released the following statement in support of the Senate Finance Committee’s approval of the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012. The bill extends the existing cellulosic biofuel tax credit to include algae-based […]
