By Biofuels Digest columnist Bob Dinneen CEO, Renewable Fuels Association This week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will release a couple of very important reports about the supply of corn currently being stored in America as well as the planting intentions of farmers for the upcoming growing season. No matter the reporting, critics of ethanol […]
In Wisconsin, Briggs & Stratton Co. and other engine manufacturers represented by the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute and 11 other trade groups, are pushing the EPA to make sure that low ethanol blends will still be available once E15 is available at the pump. Overheating and engine performance are among the problems that face owners […]
In Missouri, an updated third-party study funded by the United Soybean Board shows that the biodiesel industry’s demand for US soybean oil supported US soybean prices by as much as 27 cents per bushel over the past five years, bringing US soybean farmers an additional $2.7 billion in net returns. More on the story.
In Belgium, the European Commission is preparing to widen punitive taxes on the US for biodiesel dumping and plans to extend the tariffs to Canada as well. Some biodiesel blends from Canada and all biodiesel blends from the US will face an additional $566.4 per metric ton. The policy still requires signoff from the EU’s […]
In South Dakota, money now used to give production incentive payments to ethanol plants will be redirected in the next five years to increase ethanol use by motorists and replenish a state economic development loan fund. The money saved would be redirected to economic development loans and grants for blender pumps and other efforts in […]
In Canada, Saskatchewan’s 2011 Budget will now boast a five-year $26 million program that will provide a 13 cent-per-litre grant to biodiesel producers effective April 1 2011 and a 2% renewable biodiesel mandate that comes into effect on July 1 2012. “Saskatchewan’s 2011 budget will be welcome news to farmers and biodiesel producers alike,” said […]
In Nebraska, legislators in the state’s lower house have approved bill that would lift labeling requirements on Nebraska gas with less than 11 percent ethanol has cleared its first legislative vote, but could change when lawmakers consider the measure again. More on the story.
Proposed Senate Bill S.559: Securing America’s Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act Comment on the Bill from an Advanced Biofuels Perspective By Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Tim Johnson (D-SD) recently introduced Senate Bill S.599, the “Securing America’s Future with Energy and Sustainable Technologies Act” or SAFESTA. […]
In Brazil, President Obama and newly inaugurated Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff expanded a Memorandum of Understanding on Biofuels, and agreed “that the two countries have converging interests in energy-related matters, including in oil, natural gas, biofuels and other renewables. President Obama stated that the United States seeks to be a Strategic Energy Partner of Brazil. […]
In Washington, Rachel Gantz of OPIS is reporting that leaders of the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy, the American Coalition for Ethanol and the National Corn Growers Association have agreed to a three-year sunsetting of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC). They propose to replace the VEETC, in year four, with a variable credit […]
