In Brazil, Reuters reports the mines and energy ministry is exploring the increase of ethanol blended into gasoline to 30% from the current 27%. The currently policy has a range of possibly blending rates between 18%-27.5% that are set based upon market conditions, but the energy and mines minister felt that ceiling could be lifted. […]
In Washington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 gasoline to be sold during the summer driving season. This action will provide Americans with relief at the pump from ongoing market supply issues created by Russia’s unprovoked war in Ukraine by increasing fuel supply and offering consumers more choices at […]
In Poland, CMS Law Now reports that earlier this month Poland published the draft of a new biogas law aimed at significantly boosting the conversion of agricultural waste into biogas. The draft Biogas Act includes measures intended to streamline siting and permitting of biogas plants, allowing biogas plants to be constructed on land zoned as […]
In Singapore, The Straits Times reported that the Government of Singapore is studying the potential for wider adoption of biofuels and sustainable bio-resources in carbon-intensive sectors such as electricity generation, transport and heavy industry with the aim of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, According to the report, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) […]
In Washington, U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kan.) Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The senators are calling on EPA to maintain the blending requirements for 2023, eliminate proposed retroactive cuts to the renewable volume obligations (RVOs) […]
In Washington, Politico reports Republicans hope to take the debt ceiling package to the House floor for a vote this week, a measure which would scale back or cut clean energy support mechanisms built into last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, but Republicans in ethanol states especially are feeling the heat. With the 2024 election season […]
In Minnesota, the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) has joined the Minnesota Service Station & Convenience Store Association and NACS, Clean Fuels Development Coalition, and ICM Inc., in filing a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota for its adoption of California’s “zero-emission vehicle” mandate. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District […]
In India, Mint reported that the Indian government has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for developing hydrogen valley innovation clusters (HVIC) in the country. The Department of Science and Technology’s guidelines define a hydrogen valley as a specific geographic region where hydrogen serves more than one end-sector or application in mobility, industry, and energy. This […]
In the Netherlands, Dutch airline KLM told the District Court of Amsterdam that it would scrap its advertising campaign telling customers to ‘Fly Responsibly’, after a lawsuit accused the company of greenwashing. The ad campaign was targeted by legal action brought by Dutch campaigners Fossielvrij, challenging the legality of the airline’s advertising under EU consumer […]
In Italy, the Italian government has decided to introduce a mandate for increasing the use of unblended, i.e. “neat”, biofuels to further accelerate greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions in the transport sector. While the use of such renewable fuels is not new in Italy, their use as neat, i.e. without being blended with fossil fuels, […]
