In Egypt, Egypt Independent reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the country has great opportunities in the field of the green hydrogen production. Making an inspecting tour of the Military Academy, Sisi stressed the importance of green hydrogen that can be generated through solar and wind energies. He said that green hydrogen […]
In Australia, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has joined with leading cross-sector organisations in an appeal to the Australian Government for support in enabling an on-shore renewable diesel refining industry. The letter to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP points to the key role of renewable diesel in decarbonising a range […]
In Argentina, the Clarin newspaper reports that after 27 biofuel factories suspended their operations due to the low price received for their production, the national government on Wednesday ordered 20% price increase for biodiesel made from soybeans. The 20 percent increase was set by the National Secretariat of Energy through Resolution 694/2023 published on Wednesday […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the country expects to have challenges achieving its 5% biodiesel blending mandate set for 2030 so is exploring the possibility of blending ethanol at low levels into fossil diesel to help achieve the target. Feedstock challenges remain the biggest obstacle to biodiesel production domestically despite policy providing financial […]
In New York state, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday a nearly $14 million initiative to advance clean hydrogen research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects. The first round of funding makes up to $8 million available for projects that address the challenges of decarbonizing industrial process heat and advancing clean hydrogen production and renewable energy […]
In the UK, H2 View reported that the UK Government has revealed its shortlist of electrolytic hydrogen projects in the running to receive funding from the Hydrogen Business Model/Net Zero Hydrogen Fund. The Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1) plans to fund up to 250MW of electrolytic hydrogen projects across England, Scotland and Wales. The contracts […]
In Belgium, Reuters reports the European Commission has launched an investigation into Indonesia for allegedly circumventing anti-dumping duties on its biodiesel by shipping the fuel through China and the UK. The probe was originally requested by the European Biodiesel Board who blew the whistle on a significant increase of biodiesel imports coming in since 2022 […]
In Washington, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) led a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the EPA to finalize a generation pathway for electric renewable identification numbers (eRINs) for electricity produced from renewable biomass and used as transportation fuel under the long-approved renewable electricity pathway of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). EPA included the eRINs program as part of […]
In Switzerland, Indonesia on Tuesday requested WTO dispute consultations with the European Union regarding the EU’s imposition of countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia. Indonesia claims that the EU countervailing duty measures and the underlying investigation that led to the imposition of the measures are inconsistent with a number of provisions of the […]
In Washington, American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has called on U.S. President Joe Biden to ensure the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promptly finalizes its proposed regulation to eliminate the 1-pound per square inch (psi) Reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver for gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol (E10) in eight states. In a letter to President […]
