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 […]
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 […]
