In the Netherlands, amid arguments about biodiesel’s economic and environmental impact, Rabobank believes that the likely policy result will be a higher than expected cap on first-generation biofuels in the EU transport fuel mix. The current debates in the European Union (EU) on biofuel policy continue to generate rumor and speculation, causing considerable uncertainty for […]
In Washington, the Farm Service Agency announced the final Feedstock Flexibility Program(FFP) rule went on public display Friday was published in the Federal Register on Monday, July 29. Congress created the FFP in the 2008 Farm Bill, allowing for the purchase of excess sugar to produce bioenergy in order to avoid forfeiture of sugar pledged […]
In Washington, while the House’s energy committee was hearing testimony regarding the Renewable Fuels Standard, an amendment to the defense spending bill was approved by voice vote that would block the DOD from purchasing most biofuels, going so far as to include any “non-petroleum” fuel. Politico says it doesn’t expect the measure to pass the […]
In Oregon, a bill that would have repealed the state’s E10 blend died before making it to the floor in the state legislature because it closed for the summer recess before getting heard in committee. The Specialty Equipment Market Association had been worried that antique vehicles and others that it said could be damaged by […]
In Washington, 16 witnesses from across the biofuels supply and blending chain are testifying in front of the House of Representatives’ energy and commerce committee this week in order to discuss the Renewable Fuels Standard. The oil industry as well as the ethanol industry have launched offensive ad campaigns in the past week to try […]
In the UK, the Mayor of London wants to see 20% of the 250 million liters per year of fuel used to run the city’s buses to be biodiesel, and preferably from locally collected and processed used cooking oil. The city produces roughly 44 million liters of cooking oil per year. In order to help […]
In Washington DC, The Hill hosted a Capitol Hill forum on the future of biofuels. Keynote speaker Heather Zichal, deputy assistant to the President for energy and climate change, argued that calls to repeal the RFS are “short-sighted.” Additionally, Rep. Alan Nunnelee (R-Miss.) featured, although the Congressman neglected to specifically mention either renewables or the […]
In Washington, the US Senate voted 59-40 to confirm Gina McCarthy as head of the Environmental Protection Agency, after the Senate voted 69-31 earlier in the day to end debate on the nomination. The vote came after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatened to pass legislation aimed at limiting Senate delaying tactics after four key […]
In California, the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued its opinion in POET, LLC v. California Air Resources Board, which challenged the Low Carbon Fuel Standard adopted by the Air Resources Board. The Court ruled for POET on every one of its substantive challenges, reversed the decision of the Superior Court affirming the LCFS, and ordered […]
In Washington, Valero’s CEO told a Senate hearing that the Renewable Fuel Standard is “broken” and should be repealed and replaced with a better functioning policy. The blend wall has led to soaring RIN prices that oil refiners must pay because they say that ethanol can’t be blended any higher, so their backs are against […]
