Category: Policy

Biofuel coalition applauds House committee chairman’s bill to extend biodiesel tax credits through 2020

June 12, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA), American Trucking Associations (ATA), National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), the New England Fuel Institute, the Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA), and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) issued the following statement in […]

MPs supporting UK ethanol release results of enquiry into E10

June 11, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In the UK, the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Bioethanol has published its Interim Report, ending the first part of its Inquiry into Introducing E10 in the UK which launched in March. E10 is a blend of fuel containing ten percent bioethanol already sold in many other developed countries including Germany, Belgium, France, Finland […]

Indian oil majors to go to court over alleged excise tax bills for ethanol

June 10, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that the Indian Oil Company and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation are headed to court, saying ethanol is exempt from excise tax and therefore shouldn’t have to pay the combined $625 million tax bill for complying with the national ethanol mandate. The companies say they haven’t been collecting excise tax […]

7 takeaways from FDA hearing on CBD and hemp

June 9, 2019 | admin

In Washington, D.C., last week, the Food and Drug Administration held a public hearing to determine a pathway toward regulating CBD. Mile High Labs Founder and CTO, Stephen Mueller spoke at this hearing and provided 7 recommendations to the FDA. He said “Don’t wait to regulate. CBD is rapidly becoming a preferred ingredient in everything […]

GAO report says fuel price impact from RFS mixed while GHG emissions reductions limited

June 6, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Washington, a new report released by the White House’s General Accounting Office says that the Renewable Fuel Standard led to some states seeing higher fuel prices at the pump as a result of ethanol blending while other states such as Minnesota and Missouri saw lower prices. The report also says that the policy has […]

Trump to visit Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol plant on June 11

June 5, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Iowa, local press reports that President Trump’s visit to the state has been confirmed with a visit to the Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy ethanol plant in Council Bluffs on June 11. Currently in the UK, he will return to promote the recent approval of year-round E15 by touring the plant before attending a private […]

Brazilian mills to be allowed direct ethanol sales to fuel retailers

June 4, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, Reuters reports that the government has decided to allow ethanol producers to market ethanol directly to fueling stations, a move pushed by many mills who have argued that it would increase efficiencies and lower costs while improving margins for mills. The economy ministry needs to develop some underlying tax regulations that could take […]

Two biofuel-solar hybrid power plants score off-take contracts at Brazilian auction

June 3, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, biofuel-solar hybrid power generation took a big stride forward recently when two projects were awarded contracts to sell power to the national grid at auction that will start providing electricity to Boa Vista and surrounds from June 28, 2021. The 56MW BBF project was awarded a contract for $136.8 million while the 11MW […]

USGA CEO comments on President Trump’s Mexican imports tariffs

June 2, 2019 | admin

In Washington, D.C., U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Tom Sleight issued a statement on President Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports, and said, “At such a critical time for U.S. farmers, new talk of tariffs on Mexican products challenges the complex relationship we have with the top international buyer of U.S. grains and related products. […]

European bio-based economy launches bio-society 2050 vision

May 30, 2019 | Meghan Sapp

In Belgium, 16 organizations teamed with the Bio-Based Industries Consortium and its members along with the Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking’s the States Representatives Group and Scientific Committee to develop and publish their vision for a circular European bio-society by 2050 based on achieving global food security for all, contributing to a sustainable planet, and creating […]

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