In Washington, D.C., the Renewable Fuels Association sent a letter to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt about the “lack of transparency” in EPA’s management of the Renewable Fuel Standard’s (RFS) small refinery exemption provisions. The letter from RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen warns that “an ill-conceived and unauthorized expansion of this exemption could destabilize the […]
In India, the transportation minister announced two models of the long-awaited E100 bikes will debut by month’s end. The government is pushing for auto companies to offer flex-fuel engines and see the bikes as a first step toward demonstrating demand for high blend capacity vehicles. In Mumbai, E100 retails at about half the price of […]
In Malta, the government won’t be offered ethanol-blended gasoline because of various logistical and cost issues ranging from challenges to importing US-based ethanol to the fuel importation company’s lack of storage capacity for the blended fuel. Additional investment would also be required to dehydrate the fuel due to absorbing water from the air, an MP […]
In Belgium, Platts reports that the EU Council confirmed via Twitter it has withdrawn its appeals on six biodiesel duty cases against Argentina and Indonesia at the European Court of Justice, allowing biodiesel flows from the two countries to continue as they have since November when anti-dumping duties were lowered significantly. With rumors in the […]
In India, the transportation minister has called on the automotive industry to pick up the pace in introducing biofuel-powered vehicles in an effort to support the underlying drive for reducing fossil fuel imports and replacing them with biofuels. He said that there is no timeline for the introduction of biofuel vehicles because sooner or later […]
In Pennsylvania, the potential bankruptcy of Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery could test the RFS by seeing if the U.S. government can collect biofuels related debt from a company in pain. As the oldest and largest refiner on the East Coast, Philadelphia Energy Solutions likely is carrying a shortfall of RFS credits worth over $100 million, […]
In Washington, Iowa’s senators are playing the same kind of hardball with Senator Ted Cruz as he’s playing with them, refusing to hold a second meeting on the Renewable Fuel Standard until the pending appointment for a USDA undersecretary is confirmed, something Cruz has been holding up in order to get leverage on the RFS […]
In Brazil, just months after implementing the controversial move, the government is already exploring whether it should drop its 20% import tariff on ethanol imports above 600 million liters per year. The decision, however, is tied to whether or not the US drops its ban on beef imports from Brazil following a safety inspection scandal […]
In Belgium, all eyes are on the European Parliament that is set to vote on Wednesday regarding the extension of the Renewable Energy Directive through 2030, known as REDII. ePure and farm groups Copa-Cogeca are pushing hard on the yea side while a group of 30 NGOs including WWF and Transport and Energy on the […]
In Washington, the CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association told DTN that a constructive discussion on the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard could not be held until the oil industry decides what its position is rather than half a dozen different positions all fighting for dominance. He said some oil companies made investments in […]
