In Washington, Reuters reports the Biden Administration is set to announce its decision regarding corn-based ethanol’s eligibility for Sustainable Aviation Fuel subsidies by the end of this week. The guidance to be released by Treasury follows several months of intensive lobbying to ensure the corn-based ethanol industry isn’t left out of lucrative tax breaks for […]
In India, Reuters reported that the government of India directed sugar mills not to use cane juice or syrup to produce ethanol, as local authorities try to increase sugar supplies by curtailing ethanol production. According to the Reuters report, the government was planning to discourage the diversion of sugar for ethanol production as part of […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Zach Nunn (IA-03) introduced bipartisan legislation to increase biofuel production and drive down energy costs for working families. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity (Ag BIO) Act would increase funding for grants to support innovation in the biofuels and bioproducts industry, like the research done at the University of Illinois’ Integrated Bioprocessing […]
In Washington, a new letter from a coalition of nearly 60 national and state energy, fuel retailer, auto parts and agriculture groups was just sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging bipartisan support for H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (CARS Act), ahead of Wednesday’s scheduled vote […]
In India, the proposed 5 per cent blending of biogas with natural gas supplies in the country can cut LNG imports worth $1.17 billion annually, says a study by the Indian Biogas Association (IBA). The study comes against the backdrop of the government’s recent mandate to blend one per cent biogas with piped natural gas […]
In Washington, a coalition of more than 20 organizations and companies launched the Partnership for Electric Pathways (PEP) to work with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to secure a viable pathway for renewable electricity to get credit under EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. “We steadfastly support EPA’s most recent proposal to effectuate the Agency’s […]
In Washington, the Engine Technology Forum stated in a post that “The possibility for a new energy economy built on renewable electric power and new fuels like hydrogen holds equally great potential and uncertainty of success. There is an increasing, and shared, recognition that such a shift to a new energy economy will be uneven […]
In Washington, Renewable Fuels Association thanked Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Angie Craig (D-MN) and all co-sponsors for introducing the Flex Fuel Fairness Act in the House of Representatives to promote the production of more low-carbon flex fuel vehicles in the United States. The bill would help to level the playing field for FFVs by properly recognizing the […]
In the UAE, leaders from around the world convene this week in the United Arab Emirates to kick off the 2023 United Nations climate change conference (COP28), the Renewable Fuels Association is calling on U.S. delegates at the event to “prominently highlight the U.S. biofuels industry’s remarkable contributions to the fight against global climate change.” […]
In Washington, a coalition representing farmers and ethanol producers responded to last week’s decision of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals remanding to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency its rejection of six small refinery exemption requests. The following statement is from the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, American Coalition for Ethanol and National Farmers Union. […]
