Category: Policy

Bipartisan representatives introduce Farm to Fly Act to support SAF

Bipartisan representatives introduce Farm to Fly Act to support SAF

November 8, 2023 |

In Washington, Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) introduced the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act to create new, robust markets for American agricultural products and to strengthen domestic energy resources. Miller was joined by Representatives Mike Flood (NE-01), Angie Craig (MN-02), Brad Finstad (MN-01), Nikki Budzinski (IL-13), Ashley Hinson (IA-02), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Randy Feenstra (IA-04) […]

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Advanced Biofuels Canada releases fiscal recommendations in Clean Fuels Strategy

Advanced Biofuels Canada releases fiscal recommendations in Clean Fuels Strategy

November 7, 2023 |

In Canada, Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC) released its fiscal recommendations to attract $10-15 billion of new clean fuel capital investments to build new Canadian clean fuel production capacity and infrastructure by 2030. ABFC’s ‘Clean Fuels Strategy’ report profiles fiscal measures that will assure that Canadian-based clean fuel production remains competitive in the global market and, specifically, position […]

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UK Civil Aviation Authority greenlights Virgin Atlantic’s 100% SAF flight

UK Civil Aviation Authority greenlights Virgin Atlantic’s 100% SAF flight

November 6, 2023 |

In the UK, the UK Civil Aviation Authority has issued Virgin Atlantic with a permit to fly a world-first transatlantic 100% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) flight. Virgin Atlantic plans to fly across the Atlantic from London Heathrow to New York JFK on November 28, 2023 to test and showcase the feasibility of flying on 100% […]

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Danish Energy Agency announces winners of PtX projects

Danish Energy Agency announces winners of PtX projects

November 3, 2023 |

In Denmark, The Danish Energy Agency said it has concluded the Power-to-X (PtX) tender and announced that six projects will win the state aid.  The government agency noted that four different companies are behind the six winning projects and can now start building up the production of green hydrogen in Denmark. The agency also explained […]

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Coalition calls on Biden to recognize GREET model under IRA to support SAF

Coalition calls on Biden to recognize GREET model under IRA to support SAF

November 2, 2023 |

In Washington, as President Biden kicks off a series of events focused on rural investment, 70 industry leaders covering nearly the entire supply chain for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) – including major airlines – called on the Biden Administration to unleash progress in de-carbonizing aviation by recognizing the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne GREET model under Section […]

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Senators urge IRS to ensure SAF produced from petroleum products such as plastics exempt from tax credit

Senators urge IRS to ensure SAF produced from petroleum products such as plastics exempt from tax credit

November 1, 2023 |

In Washington, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), sent a letter to the U.S. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Daniel Werfel, urging the IRS to ensure that fuels derived from petroleum products will […]

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European Commissions Czech plan to support $2.54B biomethane scheme under EU state aid rules

European Commissions Czech plan to support $2.54B biomethane scheme under EU state aid rules

October 31, 2023 |

In Belgium, the European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €2.4 billion Czech scheme to support the construction and operation of new or converted sustainable biomethane production plants. The measure will contribute to the implementation of Czechia’s National Energy and Climate Plan and to the European Green Deal targets, while helping end […]

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Senators introduce bill to boost Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program

Senators introduce bill to boost Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program

October 30, 2023 |

In Washington, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) introduced bipartisan legislation to enhance the ability of the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Products Assistance program to support the development of biofuels, renewable chemicals, and biobased products. The Agricultural Biorefinery Innovation and Opportunity Act will update the underlying loan guarantee program and restore […]

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The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

The Sydney Communique of the Bold Goals Action Group

October 30, 2023 |

The participants in the Sydney meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group, a coalition of the willing working to accelerate the rate of deployment in the advanced bioeconomy, issued the following Communique: The initial meeting of the Bold Goals Action Group was held in Sydney on 22 September 2023. It involved leaders of companies and […]

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Global Biofuels Alliance seeks to attract new members

Global Biofuels Alliance seeks to attract new members

October 27, 2023 |

In India, Mint reported that India-backed Global Biofuels Alliance (GBA) is looking for more countries to join it from South-east Asia and Africa after the Philippines and Tanzania became the latest members. The alliance was launched on 9 September on the sidelines of the G20 Leadership Summit and was initially conceptualized with a view to […]

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