In Hawaii, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted the Obama Administration’s commitment to renewable energy at the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument’s Pearl Harbor Visitor Center. Pearl Harbor naval base was the first Hawaii military marine fleet to use biodiesel, replacing the Department of Navy-operated tour boats that shuttled visitors to and […]
In Brazil, the trade ministry has extended duty-free imports on anhydrous ethanol through the end of 2015. The water limit on the ethanol is 1%, which is pretty tight considering the effects of sea transport on anhydrous ethanol, but the limit is more lax than in Europe that only allows 0.3%.
In South Dakota, the state Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) this week is hosting meetings for petroleum retailers, to introduce the state’s new Ethanol Infrastructure Incentive Grant Program. The program was created to help station owners defray the cost of installation of ethanol blender pumps, which offer consumers a greater variety of fuel choices, […]
In Brazil, the country’s energy regulator ANP has opened a public consultation, available on its website through Feb. 8, to help it establish future rules for biodiesel. A public hearing will also be held with the industry to gather their views on proposals. The ANP wants to increase the number of feedstocks used for biodiesel […]
In Washington, Digest columnist and Growth Enerrgy co-chairman Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), writing in the Huffington Post, said “For the first time in nearly a decade, the ethanol industry will exist without any government financial support: the blenders’ tax credit, created by Congress in 2004 to establish a healthy ethanol industry, expired on December […]
In Washington, Digest columnist and Growth Enerrgy co-chairman Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.), writing in the Huffington Post, said “For the first time in nearly a decade, the ethanol industry will exist without any government financial support: the blenders’ tax credit, created by Congress in 2004 to establish a healthy ethanol industry, expired on December […]
In India, the Maharashtra State Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories has told India’s Union Government to raise the ethanol price from Rs 27/liter to Rs 35/liter, citing increased production costs. Managing Director, Ajit Chaugule states, “The Union government had appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Soumitra Choudhury to finalize the ethanol price. It is […]
In the United Arab Emirates, the Government has banned non-biodegradable plastic bags, starting in 2013. The Ministry of Environment and Water released statistics demonstrating that 12 billion plastic bags are used annually. The article cites numbers that camel deaths from eating plastic have increased from 33% to 50%. The article notes that this may have […]
In Illinois, members of the state’s House and Senate approved the extension of Illinois’ biodiesel blending program. The bill extends the biodiesel state sales tax incentives to December 31, 2018. With the extension, any biodiesel blend of more than 10 percent will continue to be eligible for fuel tax exemption. The state began B11 blending […]
In Washington, the EPA has released its final 2012 renewable fuel requirements. The program being implemented requires blending of over 1.25 billion gallons of renewable fuels over the amount mandated for 2011. According to National Petrochemical & Refiners Association president Charles Drevna, “the standard is not achievable, cost-effective, or environmentally realistic.” More on the story.
