In Brazil, President Lula sanctioned Project No. 2308/2023, creating a legal framework for low-carbon hydrogen, and introduced the Special Incentive Regime for the Production of Low Carbon Hydrogen (Rehydro), effective from January 2025 for five years. It aims to develop Brazil’s hydrogen production capabilities, leveraging the country’s vast energy resources. President Lula highlighted Brazil’s unmatched […]
In Brussels, The European Commission has approved Bunge Global S.A.’s acquisition of Viterra Limited, contingent on specific conditions to address competition concerns. The Commission’s investigation revealed that the merger, as initially proposed, would have reduced competition in the oilseeds market in Central Europe, impacting products such as animal feed, cooking oils, and biodiesel. Both Bunge […]
In the Netherlands, Offshore Energy reported that Tunisia has signed six memoranda of understanding (MoU) with European firms for the production of green hydrogen. The deals were signed on July 29, under the supervision of the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy Fatima Thabet Shiboub, according to the report. The companies involved in the six […]
In Spain, the Aragon’s Government Council has declared of Autonomous Interest the project of the company ENCE Biogás for the development, construction, start-up and operation of six plants for the production of biomethane and fertilizers in the Aragonese community. The project encompasses six locations: San Esteban de Litera (Huesca), Barbastro (Huesca), Zuera (Zaragoza), Belchite (Zaragoza), […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) led a bipartisan group of colleagues in calling on the Biden administration to block taxpayer money from being used to subsidize biofuels produced using imported foreign feedstocks such as Chinese used cooking oil and Brazilian ethanol. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association last week submitted comments urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement the use of a “book-and-claim” accounting framework for tracking and transferring the greenhouse gas benefits of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices through the biofuels supply chain. The comments were filed in response to USDA’s request for information (RFI) on procedures for […]
In Washington, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit last week issued an order vacating most of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2022 denials of petitions for small refinery exemptions from Renewable Fuel Standard obligations, and remanding those petitions to EPA for further proceedings. The court’s opinion remains under seal and is unavailable for […]
In India, Bio Energy Times reported that India’s Minister of State in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Suresh Gopi, highlighted that the Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) has its current membership to 24 member countries and 12 international organizations since its inception. GBA was inaugurated by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi alongside leaders from […]
In France, the European Commission has approved a €1.5 billion French scheme to support the production of sustainable biomethane to foster the transition towards a net-zero economy. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (‘TCTF’) adopted by the Commission on March 9, 2023 and amended on November 20, 2023 […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 51 of her colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to issue timely guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit to give farmers, blenders, retailers, and fuel users certainty and the time needed to make additional clean fuel projects […]
