In Canada, citizens concerned with balancing the need for sustainable energy, and the need for sustainable food supplies are putting pressure on policy makers to cut red tape and increase investment and productivity in agriculture. According to Food & Consumer Product of Canada, food industry regulations have not been significantly updated since 1953 and do […]
In Tennessee, Governor Bill Haslam and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander are promoting switchgrass for ethanol production, as a DuPont venture gets ready to begin production next year. Switchgrass is widely grown in East Tennessee and can offer several benefits to the region and country including reducing the strain on corn production, which creates higher prices. […]
In Washington, Growth Energy announced three new ethanol plants as members, bringing Plant Membership to 71, with another 55 Associate Members. Joining Growth Energy are two plants, ABE-Huron and ABE-Aberdeen, operated by Advanced Bio-Energy, LLC, as well as a plant operated by Iroquois Bio-Energy Co. (IBEC). The ABE-Huron plant is located in South Dakota and […]
In Washington, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, and Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus want “critical information” from stakeholders about exactly how President Barack Obama’s recent announcement to invest $510 million in advancing biofuels should be spent to leverage private sector investment. The RFI seeks to obtain information about capabilities […]
In Germany, minor members of the coalition government from the Free Democrats party (FDP) are slamming Chancellor Angela Merkel for the failed introduction of E10 that left a sour taste in the mouths of drivers. As a result, the party says they must instead focus on pure biodiesel sales in order to reach biofuel quotas […]
In Thailand, the industry ministry is planning to introduce a set of policy measures to support the ethanol industry to help compensate for the damage done by the suspension of government payments to the Oil Fund. “The Board of Investment should consider attractive privileges aimed at drawing more investors, which go beyond what they can […]
In Louisiana, U.S. Sen. David Vitter said “Congress has been using exactly the wrong model,” and contended that, with algae, “we stack up very favorably to ethanol, which has been very politically driven and is dependent on that huge subsidy. This process can compete and can win with no special favors.” Vitter criticized the decision-making […]
In Washington, AviationWeek reports that the DOE will be asking the aerospace industry for suggestions on the $510 million President Obama announced for aviation biofuels last week. Reportedly, the RFP will not specify either fuels or feedstocks to be funded. As Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy, explains, “We are neutral on what the fuel […]
In Brazil, the country’s national energy regulator ANP has announced new proposals to regulate the sugarcane-based ethanol industry. Mills will be expected to report annually to ANP their production capacity, production plans, about their sugarcane crop and about their co-generation capacity. The ANP means for mills to keep 120 days worth of production on hand […]
In Brazil, the country’s national energy regulator ANP plans to auction off 700 million liters of biodiesel between Aug. 24 and Aug. 26 to Petrobras and its unit Refinaria Alberto Pasqualini (Refap) that will be used for the mandated B5 blend. The system will be an electronic auction with a maximum of $1.47 per liter […]
