In Indonesia, Reuters reports Indonesia has decided to limit exports of used cooking oil as well as palm oil residue such as palm oil mill effluent in an effort to retain sufficient feedstock in the country to achieve its new 40% blending mandate. As the levy lobbed on crude palm oil exports are used to […]
In Canada, Tidewater Renewables Ltd. has taken decisive action to protect fair competition in the Canadian renewable diesel market by filing a countervailing (anti-subsidy) and anti-dumping duty complaint with the Canada Border Services Agency at the end of 2024. The complaint targets unfairly traded imports of renewable diesel from the United States that significantly undermine the […]
In Indonesia, Xinhua news agency reports the Indonesian government has boosted its biodiesel allotment for 2025 by 20% to nearly 1.56 billion liters as it implements its 40% blending mandate. During B35, the mandate was at nearly 1.3 billion liters. Two of PT Pertamina’s refineries in Sumatra Island and Papua have been preparing to provide […]
In Vietnam, the Investor reported that Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced plans to maximize support for waste-to-energy project proposals submitted by local governments. The report noted that the ministry emphasized its commitment to fully incorporate waste-to-energy projects into planning when proposed by localities. Nguyen Tuyen Tam, head of planning at the ministry’s […]
In the UK, flights are set to be greener as the UK’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Mandate officially came into force Wednesday. By law, this type of fuel must now make up at least 2% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK from 2025, growing year-on-year to 10% by 2030 and 22% […]
In Washington, the United States Trade Representative recently announced that the United States has prevailed in its dispute under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) challenging certain Mexican biotechnology measures concerning genetically engineered (GE) corn. The USMCA panel agreed with the United States on all seven legal claims, finding that Mexico’s measures are not based on […]
In Missouri, Clean Fuels America outlines how state policy in 2024 helped grow clean fuel use. · New Mexico: New Mexico became the fourth state to implement a Clean Transportation Fuel Standard. · Nebraska: The state expanded its biodiesel retail program to allow for more participation from state fuel retailers. Nebraska also became the latest state […]
In India, the New Indian Express newspaper reports the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh has called for the Pollution Control Board to launch an inquiry into Universal Biofuels Private Limited following complaints of severe air pollution caused by the facility in Kakinada. Bad odor is said to have been emitted by the plant for […]
In Indonesia, Indonesia Business Post reported that Indonesia’s plan to increase the palm oil blend in biodiesel to 40 percent (B40) starting January 1, 2025 appears to be implemented gradually after industry players voiced the need for a transition period despite the government’s readiness for the policy rollout. President Prabowo Subianto, in his speech at […]
In Brazil, Datagro reports that a meeting coordinated by the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) approved on December 18 the test protocol to assess the technical feasibility of increasing the 30% anhydrous ethanol blend in gasoline (E30). According to the regulation, the tests will be conducted by the Mauá Institute of Technology (IMT), between […]
