In Malaysia, the country’s B10 policy has been approved to come online by mid-2014, which is when blending facilities are expected to be completed. About 75% of those facilities should be online by the end of 2013. The policy is meant to support excess domestic supplies of crude palm oil.
In Washington, a new research article published last month in the academic journal Biofuels concluded that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is producing significant positive economic effects in the United States. According to the paper, authored by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), the RFS is reducing crude oil prices, […]
In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a structured process for buyers of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in order to verify their validity. Under the proposal, RINs would be verified through a new voluntary quality assurance program that also includes alternative compliance options which leverage existing industry practices and market forces. This […]
In Vietnam, the Prime Minister has swept in to save the Dai Tan ethanol plant in the central province of Quang Nam to save it from downing in debt. It currently has debts of around $5 million and has sought an investor to take 70% of the company, who is in the process of restructuring […]
In Washington, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld the advanced biofuels requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), while ordering the EPA to reset the cellulosic biofuels target. “We agree with API that because EPA’s methodology for making its cellulosic biofuel projection did not take neutral aim at accuracy, […]
In Washington, In reaction to the European Commission’s recent proposal to impose duties on ethanol imported from the United States, Growth Energy and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released the following joint statement: “America’s producers and marketers of ethanol are outraged by the news that the European Commission has proposed to the European Council an anti-dumping […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association has written a letter to California Air Resources Board (CARB) Chairwoman Mary Nichols because more than two years have passed since CARB committed to revise indirect land use change (ILUC) penalties assessed against certain biofuels as part of the state’s Low Carbon Fuels Standard.
In Germany, Neste Oil’s Executive VP is calling for a stable biofuels research policy, saying that though the current Indirect Land Use Change proposal is not ideal, it must not later be superseded by later policy changes. The lack of consistency among EU member states to support second generation biofuels is likely to stifle investment, […]
In Ukraine, the national bioenergy association says that corruption is among the leading inhibitors to the development of a successful bioenergy industry. That, liked with often changing policies, have led both domestic and international investors to pull back from would-be projects. On Nov. 20, a new policy was passed that is vague and offered low […]
In Germany, the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture will occur this week, and the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) is urging the world’s Agriculture Ministers to include biofuels in their strategies to foster the agricultural economy and improve food security around the world. Bliss Baker, spokesperson for the GRFA, cited recent case studies in […]
