In India, the food ministry has set ethanol supply volumes by state in order to comply with the new E10 policy that comes into effect with the new sugarcane milling season on Oct. 1. The largest state, Uttar Pradesh, must supply 560 million liters but at the moment only has production capacity of 350 million […]
In Washington, the National Biodiesel Board criticized the European Commission’s decision announced Tuesday to extend protectionist trade duties “that have blocked U.S. biodiesel from the European market since 2009,” the association said. NBB executive vice-president Anne Steckel noted, “The European Commission has decided to continue a policy that is clearly aimed at giving European biodiesel […]
In Washington, top executives from the advanced and cellulosic biofuels industry released a letter to President Obama on his Administration’s Renewable Fuel Standard proposal, showing how it represents a broken promise that undercuts investment in advanced biofuels, sends innovation and jobs overseas and flies in the face of the President’s statements in support of clean […]
In Belgium, the European Commission’s SET Plan is aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. In particular, it seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating research and helping to finance projects. Bellona regards CCS as requiring particular attention under the SET Plan, as it is an indispensable climate […]
In Washington, the EPA will be hosting a public meeting entitled, “Workshop for Public Input on Considerations for Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered Algae” on September 30, 2015. The objective of this workshop is to receive public input and comments on EPA’s data needs to support risk assessments of biotechnology products subject to oversight under […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has extended anti-dumping duties against US biodiesel producers, including ADM and Cargill, through 2020. The duties were brought in back in 2009 in retaliation for what Europe saw as unfair subsidies in the $1 per gallon producer credit. The EU felt that there was still a risk of harm to […]
In India, the prime minster announced farmers will soon be permitted to produce their own ethanol from corn, with key corn growing-state Punjab seen as one of the first areas to take advantage of the deregulation. Talks have already begun with a few local technology manufacturers who could provide facilities to farmers that are cost […]
In California, Gov. Jerry Brown called the derailment of efforts to cut gasoline cosumption “a well-financed oil industry effort”, but Brown vowed to keep pushing on efforts to reduce the state’s petroleum usage. From California, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition said it was “idisappointed to see the petroleum reduction aspect of SB 350 removed,” but […]
In Spain, the national regulator CNMC won’t support a move to combine the ethanol and biodiesel blending quotas into a single quota, a shift that it says would damage the investments that have so far been made in the sector. Specifically, it fears the quota would lead to an over-reliance on biodiesel to fulfill the […]
In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute commissioned a study by NERA Economic Consulting that shows that following the blending mandate planned for the RFS2 would require 30% more RINs produced in 2014 than there actually was, requiring up to $100 more per gallon for gasoline and diesel than currently in 2015. It argues that the […]
