In Texas, Governor Rick Perry unveiled the energy plank of his overall Presidential election platform, in which the campaign wrote: “I believe in an “all of the above” energy plan that encourages the development of all our conventional and renewable sources. I will not tolerate the federal bureaucracy’s war on natural gas and coal generation […]
In Washington, John McArdle of E&E filed an analysis of Solyndra and the DOE’s Section 1705 loan guarantee program as a whole, writing that “none of the other projects have defaulted on the repayment of their loans. If it stays that way, the entire program will have a default rate of just over 3 percent […]
In Brazil, the government will lend sugarcane mills $1.1 billion in order to store ethanol during the off-season period in an attempt to ensure there is enough supply for the domestic market until the next crush begins in April. It will be up to the National Monetary Council to decide how much the interest rates […]
By Brent Erickson, Digest columnist and Executive Vice-President, BIO Industrial and Environment Section The Renewable Fuel Standard is the key foundation policy supporting the commercial development of advanced biofuels. It is not working as fast as some would like, but given the current economic situation it is indeed working. A handful of advanced biofuel companies […]
In Virginia, the Defense Logistics Agency has released the fiscal 2012 Director’s Guidance, focusing on 16 initatives in three areas: Warfighter Support, Stewardship Excellence and Workforce Development. In a tough fiscal environment, one of the DLA’s Warfighter Support initiatives include efforts to support the Defense Department in developing policy on the use of alternative fuel, […]
In Washington, Jonathan Silver leaving his post as head of the DOE Loan Guarantee Program, to become a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Third Way. Secretary Steven Chu said: Statement from Third Way: “In early July, shortly after the fiscal year 2011 budget was completed by Congress and it became clear that no significant new funds […]
In Washington, the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-Ind.) for recognizing the importance of including an energy title in the Rural Economic Farm and Ranch Sustainability and Hunger (REFRESH) Act of 2011. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO’s Industrial & Environmental Section, stated, “The energy […]
In Brussels, European bioethanol producers are urging EU policymakers to introduce rules on the indirect impacts of biofuels that distinguish between “good and bad biofuel pathways”. In a letter to the EU’s energy and climate Commissioners, bioethanol industry association, ePURE, said it backs the introduction of EU rules that address Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) […]
In Washington, D.C., a congressionally requested study from the National Research Council states that due to the high expense and difficulty in producing next-generation biofuels, the U.S. is unlikely to meet the government’s usage mandates. The study also warns that the feedstocks needed to produce advanced biofuels could compete with food crops for land — […]
In Washington, D.C., U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., is preparing to introduce legislation that would reduce the corn ethanol usage requirements of the Renewable Fuels Standard in times of low U.S. corn supplies. Goodlatte, who represents a leading turkey and poultry-producing district, said all end-users of corn need a […]
