In India, Mint reported that the Indian government is considering resuming rice supplies for ethanol production, amid concerns that it might miss production targets due to a shut-down by ethanol distilleries. The Indian government had previously stopped supplying subsidized rice to state governments, putting these stocks for open market sales instead. However, these stocks found […]
In the UK, HM Government has released its long-awaited Biomass Strategy that sets out steps government intends to take to strengthen biomass sustainability and the opportunities for the use of sustainable biomass across multiple sectors of the economy in support of achieving the UK’s net zero target. It builds on the 2021 Biomass policy statement […]
In India, Live Mint reports the Indian government may again supply rice for ethanol production following the shutdown of several ethanol distilleries due to the lack of feedstock and that sugarcane-based ethanol production won’t start until October. The use of rice as feedstock became a controversial topic in May during the Karnataka elections because rice […]
In Iowa, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers sued the Biden Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency for failing to fulfill Governor Kim Reynolds’ request to allow the sale of year-round E15 gasoline. On April 28, 2022, a bipartisan coalition of governors, led by Governor Kim Reynolds, asked the EPA to allow the sale […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line reports that new higher prices for ethanol made from rice and corn have been approved and are about to be rolled out in an effort to help reach 12% ethanol blending nationwide, yet the government recently retracted its approval for ethanol from rice due to food security concerns. Supply […]
In the UK, the UK Government said that airports and supermarket deliveries could become greener and more efficient thanks to a £8 million government competition to support hydrogen-powered transport in the North East region. The Transport Secretary has announced two winning projects of the second phase of the competition, encouraging more businesses and innovators to […]
In Washington, ion a letter sent Tuesday to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association urged the agency to quickly finalize its regulations accepting the petition of eight Midwest governors that would reduce evaporative emissions and allow summertime sales of the lower-cost, lower-carbon E15 fuel blend in their states. RFA President and CEO […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that a divide has arisen within the White House regarding potential subsidies for sustainable aviation fuel based that uses corn ethanol as feedstock. One side says SAF is a necessary pathway for ethanol’s future viability while the other says that the use of corn ethanol is contradictory to the needed environmental […]
In Washington, last week, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Flex Fuel Fairness Act with Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to level the playing field for vehicles running on low-carbon liquid fuels like ethanol. The bill would provide a meaningful incentive for automakers to manufacture flex fuel vehicles (FFVs) in addition to battery electric vehicles […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports that the controversy regarding eminent domain powers to force landowners to sell their land to make way for the Summit Carbon Solutions proposed CO2 pipeline has brought the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation together with the Sierra Club’s Iowa Chapter to fight together against the move. Both organizations […]
