In France, bio-isobutene incorporated in the form of ETBE and isooctane is on the list of biofuels in the order related to the General Tax on Polluting Activities (TGAP) published in the Journal Officiel dated 18 July 2018 (text #8). Thanks to public support, the road fuels consumed in France – gasoline and diesel – […]
In Malaysia, the Borneo Post reports that the Belgian ambassador to Malaysia suggested the country set up a separate diplomatic mission in Brussels specifically to lobby the European Union’s 28 countries, especially on issues such as palm oil. The new Malaysian government is seen as more open to negotiations with the European Union and European […]
In Washington, Platts reports that the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency told Congress that between appropriations that “remind” the agency to grant hardship waivers to small refineries as well as the fact that the EPA lost two lawsuits during the Obama administration for not granting enough waivers, his agency will continue to issue […]
In Argentina, local press reports that the government is looking to boost its ethanol blend to 27% in line with Brazil. The country currently blends 12% ethanol which was raised from 10% upon the election of the new president and has been expected to increase but no moves have been made so far due to […]
In India, Rajasthan has become the first state to implement the new biofuels policy launched by the national government in May where it will focus on increasing oilseed production for biodiesel whereas much of the policy’s focus has heretofore been on ethanol from sugarcane and molasses to ease financial strains on the sugar industry. The […]
In Washington, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officially launched the Lab Partnering Service (LPS), an on-line, single access point platform for investors, innovators, and institutions to identify, locate, and obtain information from DOE’s 17 national laboratories. This tool will provide industry with a more efficient way to harness technical expertise and intellectual property housed […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports that as of September 1, railroads and power plants will have to use 20% biodiesel just like the road transportation sector as the country seeks to shore up its currency and reduce expenditure of US dollars for things like fossil fuel imports. As a result of the mandate’s extension, fossil fuel […]
By Jeremy Martin, Senior Scientist, Clean Vehicles, Union of Concerned Scientists Republished by permission, the original is here. Former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is gone, but the messes he created will be with us for a long time. His approach to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) took an already complicated policy and turned it upside […]
In March, EcoStrat CEO Jordan Solomon announced the US Standards for Biomass Supply Chain Risk (BSCR) this year. This has been an ongoing 3 year USDOE/BETO project which we are leading with Idaho National Labs for the past year and a half and which has the participation and support of key players in S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, […]
The pace of invention and change is just too strong, we’ve realized, to highlight annual or even quarterly or monthly rankings and summaries of significant product and service advances. For now, we’re going to be tracking these on a weekly basis to keep pace with the changes. Here are the top innovations for the week […]
