In India, the Press Trust of India reports that just a day after it was understood that the petroleum ministry was exploring the use of flex fuel vehicles to allow E85 to be sold at the pump, the transport minister has said that he sees an E100 future for India. With fuel price volatility ongoing […]
In India, the Economic Times reports the government is exploring the potential ramp up of flex fuel vehicles in light of fuel price volatility resulting from the war in the Middle East. Mills currently produce nearly double the volume required for the 20% blending mandate and they are asking the government to push it to […]
In the UK, the UK Government said that the country has taken another step forward towards clean homegrown energy, with over 400 new jobs announced in a major hydrogen investment in South Yorkshire. ITM Power UK in South Yorkshire has received $54.1 million investment from Great British Energy, the UK’s publicly owned energy company, alongside […]
In Switzerland, despite in March the US pushing the International Martime Organization to delay its decision on net zero goals until next year, it has now proposed that emissions associated with indirect land use change should only apply within the boundaries of a project, in hopes to push for ethanol use in marine fuels. By […]
In Germany, top German and Ukrainian ministers met where issues of energy were discussed, in particular the development of renewables, the expansion of wind generation in Ukraine, and the export of biomethane produced from agricultural raw materials to Germany. As was noted, Ukraine is ready to export biomethane as soon as the relevant EU database […]
In Virginia, a new independent study commissioned by NATSO, representing America’s travel centers and truck stops, SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) finds that the Section ’40A’ Biodiesel Blenders’ Tax Credit (BTC) delivers significantly more value across the entire biofuel supply chain than its replacement, the ‘Section 45Z’ […]
In California, CBS News reports that Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom has introduced to the state’s lower house to allow drivers to install federally approved E85 kits in an effort to reduce fuel costs. AB 2046 known as Access to Affordable Gas would make the state the last in the country to allow these E85 conversion kits. […]
In Japan, the Japan News reported that the Japanese government plans to launch a project to identify suitable locations for the production of geologic hydrogen this fiscal year, with an aim to start using it as an energy source by 2040. Hydrogen is seen as a key tool in decarbonization efforts, and the government plans […]
In Brazil, Folha de São Paulo reports the Minister of Mines and Energy says ethanol blending will rise 32% in the first half of the year to reduce the external dependence of the fuel. The country will also seek self-sufficiency in diesel production. The current mixture of ethanol in gasoline is 30%. “The world will […]
In Belgium, the European Commission recently approved, under EU State aid rules, a €144 million French measure to support HyforSeeds to produce renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for the fertiliser sector. The measure will contribute to achieving the targets of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the Renewable Energy Directive for the use of hydrogen in industry. […]
