In Washington, the Senate Banking Committee voted 15-7 against the amendment brought by Sens. Pat Toomey and Dianne Feinstein that would have eliminated the corn ethanol component of the RFS, but it’s not immediately clear what that means. Does the Senate support the RFS? Or was it just that the oil exports bill the amendment […]
Ministers emphasize importance of renewable energy, adopt IRENA-led toolkit for renewable energy deployment In Turkey, energy ministers from the G20 countries and heads of international organizations affirmed their commitment to renewable energy at the first-ever G20 Energy Ministers Meeting in Istanbul today. The high-level participants endorsed an 11-point Communiqué, including the adoption of a renewable […]
In Washington, an amendment offered by Senator Pat Toomey that would end a key provision of the RFS – the requirement to blend traditional ethanol-based renewable fuels into U.S. gasoline failed in the Senate Committee on Banking, by a 15-7 vote. “Biofuels are a key part of energy independence and energy security,” said Jon Soltz, […]
In Washington, former Senator Jim Talent launched a new group aimed at building and expanding support for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Americans for Energy Security and Innovation (AESI) will focus its efforts on building support for a stronger RFS to reduce our dependence on foreign oil from unfriendly nations and stimulate domestic innovation and […]
In France, ahead of the COP21 climate negotiations in December, countries are submitting their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions with countries such as Brazil who is seeking to boost its biofuel consumption level to 18% of the overall national energy mix by 2030. It is part of a wider package of policies to reduce its carbon […]
In Iowa, Cochran Fellows will discuss Colombian biofuels policy, the Biofuels National Program, 1G ethanol production results, and 2G ethanol challenges at Iowa State University on Sept. 30. Carlos Grateron is a chemist from the Industrial University of Santander, and received a Master’s degree in Engineering from the Libre University in Colombia. He completed graduate […]
In California, the state Air Resources Board (CARB) has posted Response to Comments on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Regulation here and posted the final environmental analysis, responses to environmental analysis comments, and proposed final regulatory order here. The National Biodiesel Board noted that CARB has affirmed biodiesel, America’s Advanced Biofuel, reduces greenhouse gas […]
In India, the government is considering raising the base price for ethanol by a few cents per liter in an effort to secure enough supplies for the new E10 policy set to start Oct. 1. Mills are not interested in supplying the ethanol blend because they are getting better returns for selling into the industrial […]
In Pennsylvania, the state House has approved House Bill 471 to eliminate ethanol blending in the state, with the bill’s proponents saying that though an E10 was mandated since 2008, only 350 million gallons are produced annually in the state. The legislation was meant to promote production in the state but it didn’t work as […]
In Illinois, the state’s agriculture department is leading a trade mission across the state with more than 30 international buyers hailing from Mexico, Ecuador, China, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam that will include stops at two ethanol plants: Marquis Energy’s 140 MMgy ethanol plant in Hennepin that also produces 330,000 tons of hi-protein bio-energy feed […]
