In Canada, British Columbia will be the first jurisdiction in North America to require fuel suppliers to incorporate low carbon jet fuel (LCJF) into fossil jet fuel. British Columbia has also approved a revamped Low Carbon Fuel Regulation, designed to modernize the previous standard. “When the province set a new 2030 transportation emissions reduction target […]
In India, India Briefing reported that 34 companies, including Acme Cleantech, Avaada GreenH2, Bharat Petroleum Corp, CESC, Greenko ZeroC, JSW Energy, Reliance Industries, Sembcorp Green Hydrogen, and Torrent Power, have submitted bids for incentives under India’s Green Hydrogen Mission. The 34 bids come in response to India’s call for proposals to participate in its $2.4-billion […]
In Brazil, Canal Energia reports that two decrees signed by governor Carlos Massa Ratinho Junior on Monday should further stimulate the energy transition agenda in Paraná. Both change ICMS application and collection rules, with a focus on taxi drivers and the biogas and biomethane industry. State Decree 4,446/2023 establishes the rules in relation to three […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has launched an investigation into allegations of dumping of biodiesel from China onto the EU market. If dumping is confirmed and is found to be harming EU producers, the Commission may impose measures (typically duties on imports) to remedy the effects of the unfair trading if such measures are in […]
In Iowa, as the Biden administration sits on a Midwest-backed request spearheaded by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to allow the year-round sale of E15, U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) are demanding the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) finalize the necessary waiver quickly, affording retailers time to prepare for summer 2024 […]
In Washington, National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) as part of a coalition of associations representing small businesses, clean energy advocates, and local governments, sent a letter to House Financial Services Committee leaders and Senate Finance Committee leaders urging them to move H.R. 2448, the Renewable Natural Gas Incentive Act. The bill would create a […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has fined Lantmännen ek för and its subsidiary Lantmännen Biorefineries AB around $52.4 million for participating in a cartel concerning the wholesale price formation mechanism for ethanol in Europe. The body explained that this decision follows the adoption of a settlement decision against Abengoa in 2021 and the closure […]
In Washington, Reuters reports the Treasury Department is set to approve the use of the GREET model for calculating feedstock greenhouse gas emissions this week that would allow corn-based ethanol to qualify as a pathway for proposed tax breaks for Sustainable Aviation Fuel under the Inflation Reduction Act. Sources said the department is expected to […]
In Ohio, Growth Energy submitted testimony to the Ohio House of Representatives and its Ways and Means Committee voicing support for House Bill 324, which would provide a tax credit to incentivize fuel retailers to sell more bioethanol blends like E15 (made with 15% bioethanol) and E85 (made with 51-85% bioethanol). “This credit is important […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) and John Garamendi (CA-08) introduced the “Renewable Fuel for Ocean-Going Vessels Act,” legislation that would allow companies to preserve RIN credits under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for renewable fuel used for ocean-going vessels. “Ocean-going cargo ships, tankers, and passenger vessels have a need for low-carbon, low-sulfur biodiesel and renewable diesel which provides […]
