In South Dakota, the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), a national advocacy association for the U.S. ethanol industry, released this statement following President Obama’s remarks yesterday on energy policy and gasoline prices. “We appreciate that the President talked about biofuels in his remarks on how to cope with gasoline prices today. While there is no […]
In California, Miguel Motta has been named COO of SG Biofuels, after serving since 2010 as VP of marketing and strategy. Motta will oversee marketing, business development, global operations and HR for the elite seed developer. In related news, CFO Jeff Davids left the company to lead the Global Clean Technology practice at DavenportMajor Executive […]
In India, the state of Bihar is finally getting to work on its ethanol policy so that it can come into effect with the new fiscal year in March. The lack of a policy has significantly hindered mills from being able to transport their ethanol and supply oil companies who have already purchased the fuel […]
In New Zealand, the country’s bioenergy association is encouraging the government to renew the biodiesel grant scheme that is set to expire in June. The program has granted $30 million in funds since it began in 2009 leading to a five-fold increase in biofuels use during that period. The Energy and Resources Minister countered that […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved health effects testing on E15 fuel submitted by the Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy. Health effects testing is a required step in the approval of any new fuel or fuel additive. The acceptance of the health effects testing clears the way for the final steps in […]
In Washington, BIO wrote the EPA, requesting they reject retroactive changes to the RFS. Brent Erickson, executive vice president for BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section, said, “The Renewable Fuel Standard is the key policy supporting rapid commercial development of advanced biofuels. Companies have made measurable progress in moving from concept to demonstration scale in their […]
In Washington, the Advanced Ethanol Council urged Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member Pat Roberts (R-KS) to include two key tax extensions for advanced and cellulosic ethanol producers. In a letter to the committee leaders, AEC Executive Director Brooke Coleman highlighted four areas in which the Farm Bill could help accelerate […]
In Belgium, two draft regulations would see the European Commission seek data from airlines on the amount of biomass used in their fuels so that they can be counted as zero-emission in greenhouse gas emissions calculations under the emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS). “Under the EU ETS we provide a financial incentive for the use of […]
In China, a result of the country’s decision to reduce corn-based ethanol production for the next five years, it will instead have to boost its imports of animal feed due to a decline in DDGS production. Imports could jump to 6 million tonnes in the next four years, double that of 3.1 million tons imported […]
In Washington, ARPA-E issued a Request For Information focused on accelerating the development of transformative market-ready non-photosynthetic biofuel technologies. ARPA-E’s Electrofuels program has successfully supported several technologies on the lab-scale that allow microorganisms to combine chemical or electrical energy with carbon to create liquid transportation fuels. Now, ARPA-E is seeking input from industry, academia, and […]
