In New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reports that the forestry minister says there are discussions between the government and Oji Fibre Solutions regarding the potential development of a biofuels and hydrogen plant at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill. The government has agreed to fund a multi-million dollar feasibility study to determine if the project has […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish renewable volume obligations that are additive for all fuel types in the upcoming “set” rule under the Renewable […]
In Minnesota, the Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association (MN Bio-Fuels), along with other biofuel and agriculture stakeholders in the state, sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz on asking him to remain committed to a regulatory solution that will ensure the year-round availability of E15. In April this year, eight Midwest governors, including Walz, asked the Environmental […]
In India, counter to what the transportation minister has been pushing—that the sugar industry should focus on ethanol rather than sugar production—the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that the oil minister says sugar producers should look to diversify their ethanol feedstocks due to sugarcane’s water intensity. He said that waste-based feedstocks were preferred to sugarcane […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports the country aims to implement an E20 blend at the pump next year. State-owned oil company Pertamina has wanted to blend ethanol for some time, but low oil prices kept it from doing so while its new net zero ambitions for 2060 are helping it to move the dial. The new […]
In India, the Times Now newspaper reports that following last week’s launch of the Toyota flex-fuel hybrid vehicle, the petroleum and natural gas minister confirmed the government plans to roll out E20 at the pumps by January, but it could be as early as December. The original target was for April 2023. The government wants […]
In Belgium, Euractiv reports that Europe’s starch industry, represented by Cofalec, has said the policy to make molasses an emission-free biofuel feedstock is a “nightmare” for beer and wine producers. The bloc’s sugarbeet industry has long sought the designation of molasses as a residue so that it could be used as an advanced biofuel feedstock […]
In India, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported that the national government has urged all distilleries in the country to maximize production of ethanol to ensure the success of the country’s ethanol blending program. In a meeting conducted by senior officials of the department of food and public distribution recently, supplies of ethanol were reviewed from […]
In Iowa, Reuters reports that a judge has ruled Navigator CO2 Ventures surveyors can’t have early access to a couple’s land despite the risk that freezing temperatures could delay the survey until spring. The couple has filed a lawsuit against the company, which is still being decided, which is why the judge ruled against the […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the government has decided to extend the soft loan subsidy program through March 31 to give investors more time to get their projects going. The program was first launched in 2018 to help speed up the increase in ethanol production capacity with a first focus on sugar […]
