In Brazil, Association of Biofuel Producers of Brazil (Aprobio) released a note on Tuesday defending the adoption of the mandatory mixture of 20% of biodiesel with fossil diesel from 2024. The request was announced after the installed production capacity almost doubled compared to the current demand. “Aprobio defends the progressive increase with predictability and legal […]
In the Philippines, CNN Philippines reports the country plans to raise its voluntary ethanol blend to 20% from the current 10% after the new rules are approved before year’s end. The shift comes as the country intents to cut gasoline prices at the pump and imported ethanol is cheaper than gasoline. The US supplies most […]
In Belgium, on Tuesday, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) voted its Report on the Revision of Regulation EU 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles. The European Biogas Association says the ENVI Committee position does not include a mechanism or definition able to account for […]
In the UK, the Green Gas Support Scheme (GGSS) currently closes to new applications on November 30, 2025. The government is aware of various issues that are affecting the deployment of new anaerobic digestion plants under the scheme, including supply chain delays and challenges in securing food waste feedstocks. In the government’s GGSS: Mid-Scheme Review […]
In India, the Economic Times of India reports that Maharashtra has decided to ban molasses exports during the 2023/24 sugarcane season that kicked off on October 1 to ensure sufficient supplies for ethanol and alcohol in light of a 15% lower expected crop this year. Although the official sugar year began on October 1, the […]
In Washington D.C., Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, a bipartisan bill directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. “The biofuel industry is a boon for domestic energy, but its full potential is largely untapped. Embracing […]
In Washington D.C., Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Adopt GREET Act, a bipartisan bill directing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for ethanol and biodiesel. “The biofuel industry is a boon for domestic energy, but its full potential is largely untapped. Embracing […]
In Massachusetts, Yield10 Bioscience has exercised its option to finalize an exclusive global, commercial license to advanced omega-3 production technology from U.K.-based Rothamsted Research Limited. In 2020, Yield10 signed an exclusive collaboration agreement with Rothamsted to support Rothamsted’s Flagship Program to develop omega-3 oils in Camelina sativa. As part of the collaboration agreement, Yield10 received […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) reintroduced the Adopt Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Act, legislation that would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to update its greenhouse gas modeling for all renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Specifically, the bill would require EPA to apply the Argonne […]
In Ireland, IrBEA is focusing on the need to accelerate the uptake of bioenergy’s recognition in both policy and technology deployment in Ireland. Solid biomass, biogas/biomethane, liquid biofuels and biochar all have a significant role to play in a broader mix of technology and fuelling options to reduce emissions and promote a transition to renewable […]
