In Brazil, the country’s national energy regulator ANP has announced new proposals to regulate the sugarcane-based ethanol industry. Mills will be expected to report annually to ANP their production capacity, production plans, about their sugarcane crop and about their co-generation capacity. The ANP means for mills to keep 120 days worth of production on hand […]
In Brazil, the country’s national energy regulator ANP plans to auction off 700 million liters of biodiesel between Aug. 24 and Aug. 26 to Petrobras and its unit Refinaria Alberto Pasqualini (Refap) that will be used for the mandated B5 blend. The system will be an electronic auction with a maximum of $1.47 per liter […]
In Spain, the prime minister’s decision to move the upcoming national election to November means further delays to rules that could impose barriers on the importation of biodiesel from Argentina and Indonesia. Though an order stopping the imports was ready to be enacted by the prime minister, it was postponed until after the election, with […]
In Texas, the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI) recognized ZeaChem and LanzaTech among its 2011 Top 10 Defense Energy Technology Solutions. From over 220 global applicants spanning the energy spectrum, the organizations with the most promising military-related technologies were selected to present to panel of officials including the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. […]
In Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is expected to have a hard time running for office in pro-ethanol states due to his attempt to get the EPA to cut back ethanol blending in 2008 while he was governor of Texas. The move was at the behest of livestock producers who believed the ethanol mandate […]
In Texas, a change in law came into effect on Aug. 1 that is expected to increase biodiesel blending in the state thanks to a more straightforward way of tracking biodiesel use, and therefore qualifying for a tax exemption. Previously, oil companies were required to track and report biodiesel blending to the tenth-of-a-percent but the […]
In the Philippines, the International Sugar Organization’s Executive Director says that ethanol-blending mandates are ‘spreading like bushfires and this is irreversible’, a trend he sees as capping sugar production especially in countries such as India, Thailand and Brazil.
In Iowa, Tim Pawlenty, the center-right Governor of Minnesota who took a policy of opposing ethanol support into the closely-watched Iowa Republican Party straw poll, exited the race after badly trailing fellow Minnesotan Michelle Bachmann in the poll and running third, overall. Bachmann is committed to a review of all energy subsidies, while Republican front-runner […]
In New Mexico, Senator Tom Udall announced a plans to introduce bipartisan legislation with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) to reform the Renewable Fuels Standard to make it more technology neutral. Udall will introduce the bill after the Senate returns from its August work period. The current RFS includes a traditional ethanol standard of up to […]
In the Philippines, following requests by the local ethanol industry to impose an import tariff of 20% compared to the current 1% tariff, that was brought down from a previous 10%, a Cabinet technical working group together with the Department of Finance is validating the data on the matter and will then present the findings […]
