In India, Construction World reported that Laxmi Narayan Chaudhary, the minister for sugarcane development and sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh state said that the state was on track to become the leading ethanol producer in India. The official said that Uttar Pradesh’s ethanol production capacity is currently estimated at two billion liters per year. He […]
In South Dakota, AgWeek reports the state’s Public Utilities Commission has rejected Navigator CO2 Ventures’ Heartland Greenway Pipeline project application a unanimous vote, saying the company was purposefully aiming to not comply with the law, seeking exemptions. Two counties had enacted buffer rules for underground pipelines to protect schools, homes and cities which Navigator was […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Environmental Protection Agency will wait until December to make its decision on whether corn-based ethanol will be supported as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel instead of making the decision in September as expected. The White House is split on the issue, with the lead advisor on the issue said […]
In the UK, the Department for Transport (DfT) has committed to introducing a revenue certainty mechanism to support sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the UK and boost its uptake, giving producers greater assurance about earnings from the SAF they produce. This scheme, along with the introduction of a SAF mandate in 2025, will provide […]
In Minnesota, CBS News reports the state’s regulators greenlighted the continuance of the proposed and disputed Carbon Summit Solutions pipeline project, moving forward with the environmental review process, despite North Dakota’s regulators rejecting the company’s application for key permits last month. South Dakota regulators are set to begin their hearing process next month while Iowa […]
In the Philippines, Manila Times reported that the Philippines and Brazil are eyeing cooperation to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in the Asian country. According to the report, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in Manila met with government officials to discuss […]
In Washington, Growth Energy filed briefs to intervene in three cases this week in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its decisions to deny small-refinery exemptions (SREs) for refiners seeking to avoid complying with their blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Petitioners have tried over and over again to avoid […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports the prime minister has launched the second phase of the National Energy Transition Roadmap that will be supported by the $431 million National Energy Transition Facility but nearly 100 times that will be required to fund the transition between now and 2050, he said. As part of the policy, […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that the Indian Sugar Mills Association has asked the government to drop the Goods and Services Tax on flex fuel vehicles to 5% from the current 28% to encourage people to drive on higher ethanol blends. Electric vehicles already have the lower GST applied to their sales price. […]
In Washington, in a letter sent last week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association blasted EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) for its recent report making “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In a draft “commentary” sent to Regan earlier this week, the SAB attempted to […]
