Category: Policy

Senators introduce bill to boost Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program

Senators introduce bill to boost Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program

October 30, 2023 |

In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act will update the underlying loan guarantee program and restore […]

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The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

October 30, 2023 |

The participants in the Sydney meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group, a coalition of the willing working to accelerate the rate of deployment in the advanced bioeconomy, issued the following Communique: The initial meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group was held in Sydney on 22 September 2023. It involved leaders of companies and […]

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Global Biofuels Alliance seeks to attract new members

Global Biofuels Alliance seeks to attract new members

October 27, 2023 |

In India, Mint reported that India-backed Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) is looking for more countries to join it from South-east Asia and Africa after the Philippines and Tanzania became the latest members. The alliance was launched on 9 September on the sidelines of the G20 Leadership Summit and was initially conceptualized with a view to […]

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Aprobio pushing for B20 mandate from 2024

Aprobio pushing for B20 mandate from 2024

October 26, 2023 |

In Brazil, Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (Aprobio) released a note on Tuesday defending the adoption of the mandatory mixture of 20% of biodiesel with fossil diesel from 2024. The request was announced after the installed production capacity almost doubled compared to the current demand. “Aprobio defends the progressive increase with predictability and legal […]

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Philippines to boost ethanol blending to 20% and biodiesel to 3%

Philippines to boost ethanol blending to 20% and biodiesel to 3%

October 25, 2023 |

In the Philippines, CNN Philippines reports the country plans to raise its voluntary ethanol blend to 20% from the current 10% after the new rules are approved before year’s end. The shift comes as the country intents to cut gasoline prices at the pump and imported ethanol is cheaper than gasoline. The US supplies most […]

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European Parliament’s ENVI committee ignores biomethane in CO2 emissions standards for heavy vehicles

European Parliament’s ENVI committee ignores biomethane in CO2 emissions standards for heavy vehicles

October 24, 2023 |

In Belgium, on Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted its Report on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. The European Biogas Association says the ENVI Committee position does not include a mechanism or definition able to account for […]

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UK to extend its Green Gas Support Scheme application period through March 2028

UK to extend its Green Gas Support Scheme application period through March 2028

October 23, 2023 |

In the UK, the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) currently closes to new applications on November 30, 2025. The government is aware of various issues that are affecting the deployment of new anaerobic digestion plants under the scheme, including supply chain delays and challenges in securing food waste feedstocks. In the government’s GGSS: Mid-Scheme Review […]

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Maharashtra to ban molasses in 2023/24 to ensure supplies for ethanol and alcohol

Maharashtra to ban molasses in 2023/24 to ensure supplies for ethanol and alcohol

October 20, 2023 |

In India, the Economic Times of India reports that Maharashtra has decided to ban molasses exports during the 2023/24 sugarcane season that kicked off on October 1 to ensure sufficient supplies for ethanol and alcohol in light of a 15% lower expected crop this year. Although the official sugar year began on October 1, the […]

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Group of U.S. senators work to boost biofuels production

Group of U.S. senators work to boost biofuels production

October 20, 2023 |

In Washington D.C., Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, a bipartisan bill directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel.  “The biofuel industry is a boon for domestic energy, but its full potential is largely untapped. Embracing […]

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Group of U.S. senators work to boost biofuels production

Group of U.S. senators work to boost biofuels production

October 19, 2023 |

In Washington D.C., Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, a bipartisan bill directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. “The biofuel industry is a boon for domestic energy, but its full potential is largely untapped. Embracing […]

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