In Washington, Growth Energy issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its decision on six small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Specifically, EPA granted one full exemption (100%) and two partial exemptions (50%) for the 2024 compliance year, and then deemed one petition for 2024 […]
In India, DD India reported that the country’s Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu recently reviewed India’s preparedness for the adoption of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA), directing all stakeholders to expedite key action points ahead of the mandatory global compliance deadline […]
In Australia, Viva Energy and Cleanaway have welcomed the Australian Government’s latest reform to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme (NGERs) which will recognize low carbon liquid fuels, including renewable diesel, LPG and kerosene made via co-processing at local refineries. Under the change, customers may report the certified renewable content in eligible co-processed fuels […]
In California, Growth Energy applauded the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for proposing regulations required to fully implement the state legislature’s approval of E15, a fuel made with 15% American ethanol that can be used in 96% of all cars on the road today. The proposed rule would establish the technical standards necessary to bring E15 to California’s fuel pumps, […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has approved a €103 million State aid scheme by the Netherlands to accelerate the greening of the Dutch maritime fleet. The scheme will support the purchase of new clean and zero-emission vessels powered by renewable methanol or renewable hydrogen and the retrofitting of existing vessels to enable them use renewable […]
In the UK, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has announced a series of measures to drive growth and decarbonization across the aerospace sector. In a major step, UKEF will broaden its eligibility criteria so that it can consider a wider range of financing options for UK-based sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects, opening the door to greater […]
In Indonesia, Antara reported that the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is opening opportunities for private companies interested in building ethanol plants following the mandatory target of blending 20% bioethanol into gasoline (E20) by 2028. “So, private companies are allowed, and we strongly encourage them to build these (bioethanol) plants,” said Eniya Listiani Dewi, […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports Brazil’s Federal Prosecution Service (MPF) has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the government’s plan to raise the mandatory ethanol blend in gasoline from 30% to 32% for 180 days, arguing the change lacks sufficient scientific validation and impact analysis. The temporary increase, approved by the National Energy Policy Council, is […]
In Canada, the Government of Quebec will revise the proposed amendment to the Renewable Source Gas Regulations (RGSR) with input from the Régie de l’énergie and a committee of experts. It aims to promote the development of competitively priced local renewable source gas (RGS) production, reduce the use of imports of GSR outside Canada and […]
In Washington, Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) introduced H.R. 9746, the Biomass Facility Construction Act. This legislation would create a tax credit totaling 30% of the cost of construction for biomass facilities and allow them to concurrently receive the existing tax credit for energy produced via biomass. A large part of wildfire mitigation efforts is cleaning […]
