In Washington, the 112th Congress adjourned without renewing the $0.45 VEETC tax credit for blenders of corn ethanol and the $0.54 per gallon tariff on imported ethanol. “With Congress in recess, there are no opportunities for further attempts to prolong the tax credit or the tariff, so we can confidently say these support mechanisms will […]
In Canada, Jim Hillyer, MP for Lethbridge, on behalf of the Honourable Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of up to $31.14 million, over six years, in Kyoto Fuels Corporation through the ecoENERGY for Biofuels program. Kyoto Fuels will produce up to 66 million liters of biodiesel a year. The project consists […]
In South Dakota, a state legislative panel voted 5-0 to set up a $3.5 million fund over the next five years that will help gas station owners install blender pumps, reimbursing them $25,000 for the first pump and $10,000 for the second pump. The money for the fund will come from the state’s existing ethanol […]
In Washington, BIO thanked Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.), Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Tom Udall (D-N.M.) for their request to Senate leadership for the extension of the cellulosic biofuel tax credits and eligibility for algae biofuels. A copy of the Senators’ […]
In Belgium, the European Commission has unveiled its Energy Roadmap 2050 that outlines different possibilities for reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The options range from more and better renewables including advanced biofuels to more nuclear power. Critics said the EC missed the opportunity to provide fixed targets for 2050 but those negotiations are expected to […]
In Washington, the Obama administration has received over 130 submissions regarding suggestions for the Bioeconomy Blueprint from industry and academic professionals around the world. Some of the suggestions indicated that the plan should address the challenge posed by synthetic biology and should remove bioeconomy barriers by developing regulatory pathways for next-gen sequencing. Genetic & Engineering […]
In Washington, the Obama administration has received over 130 submissions regarding suggestions for the Bioeconomy Blueprint from industry and academic professionals around the world. Some of the suggestions indicated that the plan should address the challenge posed by synthetic biology and should remove bioeconomy barriers by developing regulatory pathways for next-gen sequencing. Genetic & Engineering […]
In Louisiana, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced loans and grants for agricultural producers and rural small businesses across the country to implement renewable energy and energy efficiency measures in their operations under REAP. The USDA is providing $1.95 million for 12 flexible fuel pump projects in eight states; Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, North […]
In the Philippines, the Dept. of Agriculture is talking to San Carlos Bioenergy, who currently produces ethanol from molasses, to start producing ethanol from sweet sorghum in order to boost sweet sorghum production in the province of Negros Occidental. Discussions are regarding a new commercial-scale facility. In coordination with International Crops Research Institute for the […]
In Washington, 73 House members from both parties have sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) asking them to “allow ethanol subsidies set to expire to do just that and to resist calls to expand or create new ethanol subsidies in the eleventh hour.” “Congress anticipated the […]
