In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia has introduced legislation that would see the 45-cent ethanol tax credit cut to 20 cents in 2012 and 15 cents in 2013 but it could swing as high as 30 cents depending on the price of oil. With $80 oil the credit would fall to 6 cents and at […]
In Brazil, Archer Consulting in Sao Paulo says the country’s attempt to regulate the national ethanol supply chain may not result in lower ethanol prices as intended. The only way to fix the problem is to invest heavily in production or it says next year’s inter-harvest period will be even worse.
In China, the central government has decided to limit alcohol, biofuel and other non-animal-feed projects that use grain and edible oils in order to ensure sufficient grain stocks.
In Brazil, an article in Valor Ecnomico reports that the Government will be announcing a decision to reduce the required 25% ethanol blend to 20% or even 18%. The decision is being based on the surging price of ethanol in Brazil. If the blend is dropped to only 20%, than President Dilma Rousseff can have […]
In Ireland, the Teagasc— the country’s agriculture and food development authority —blames the 4% national biofuel blending policy for destroying the country’s chances at a long-term biofuel industry. The way the policy was set up, it was cheaper for blenders to import biofuel rather than buy from domestic producers, which has led to the mothballing […]
In Washington, The American Council On Renewable Energy appointed retired Vice Admiral Dennis V. McGinn as President, and DOE Assistant Secretary Dan Reicher as Chairman.
In Washington, Center for Public Integrity has published a report showing Newt Gingrich received $312,500 from Growth Energy for consulting services during 2009 but Growth Energy says it didn’t pay Gingrich anything in 2010. The group says it needed help from “someone who knew how to get things done” in DC as those who founded […]
In California, Jim Stewart, Chairman of the Board, BioEnergy Producers Association reports: “Democrats on California’s environmental committees, for more than six years, have blocked corrective legislation that would enable the state to make constructive use of its organic wastes as a feedstock for the sustainable production of advanced non-food derived biofuels and electricity. During this time, the state has […]
In Washington, the USDA has changed a category in the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from “ethanol for fuel” to “ethanol and byproducts,” with an explanation that corn sent to biorefineries is used to produce ethanol, distillers grains, corn gluten feed, corn gluten meal and corn oil. The report did not mention that the […]
In Washington, the five biofuels trade groups that agreed on a “don’t mess with the RFS” through 2013 unified policy at the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference this week have been asked to join a conference call this week led by USDA Under Secretary Dallas Tonsager. The call was arranged in part by USDA Senior Policy […]
