In Washington, reaction continued to roll in to the negotiated Klobuchar-Thune-Feinstein compromise on the ethanol tax credit, which the Digest reported on Friday in Part I of our series, “The reality we are living in now: Biofuels and the new DC.” The California Ethanol Vehicle Coalition came out swinging: “If you were trying to stifle […]
In Washington, the Energy & Environment Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held hearings yesterday entitled “Hitting the Ethanol Blend Wall: Examining the Science on E15,” to hear feedback on draft legislative language on mid-level ethanol blends of up to 15% ethanol in gasoline. This year, the EPA provided waivers allowing […]
In Thailand, Bangchak Petroleum is holding off on plans to offer higher ethanol blends at more than 700 gas stations next year until the government clarifies its plans. It had planned to reach 500 stations selling E20 and E85 this year, but the Pheu Thai Party who won national elections last weekend, wants to eliminate […]
In India, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Christiana Figueres is said to have overstepped her authority by lobbying the country’s environment minister earlier this year on behalf of private sector companies seeking to develop jatropha production for biofuel for airplanes. The visit was ahead of a schedule visit by the […]
In Missouri, analysis by the University of Missouri suggests corn prices will increase approximately 18 cents per bushel if the 45-cent-per-gallon tax credit for ethanol remains. The credit is currently under debate in Congress. The analysis supports an Iowa State University study conducted last year that showed corn prices would decrease by 10 percent if […]
In Washington, the Energy Information Agency is reporting that ethanol production remains unsteady, slipping last week after climbing during the previous two weeks. Last week’s production reached 893,000 bpd while stocks fell again to 19.48 million barrels, just 15,000 barrels down from the same week last year.
In Washington, the USDA has expanded their BioPreferred list. Among the new entrants, California based Entropy Resins’ Super Sap 100/1000 System has been certified for sustainable performance composite resins. Also in California, BioSolar’s BioBacksheet for PV solar modules, was certified with the highest possible rating of 95 percent based on its extensive and innovative use […]
In Louisiana, on the behest of fuel retailers, Tangipahoa Parish Council is seeking Congressional assistance to secure availability of ethanol-free gasoline after Marathon Oil stopped producing “pure gasoline” on June 21. The Council is asking all other Parishes in the state to follow their lead in pushing Congress to ensure a choice between ethanol-blended and […]
In Washington, the World Bank says biofuel expansion means global prices for corn and other major grains could rise by as much as 3% and the price of sugar by 8%, according to its new internal research, which is based on a simulation model covering 25 countries or regions through 2020. Using a global economic […]
In India, farm minister Sharad Pawar is trying to get the Prime Minister to intervene on the on-going dispute over setting ethanol prices for the 2011/12 season. Over the past six months, 600,000 metric tons of ethanol were exported at low prices because there was no market for them, which the farm minister says should […]
