In Brazil, Reuters reports that Petrobras’ latest shift to gasoline prices has forced the gap between sugar and ethanol prices to 11.34 cents per pound, according to Czarnikow data, the highest in 12 years. Sugarcane mills are already pumping out as much sugar as possible thanks to unusually hight global sugar prices, so Petrobras’ move […]
In Washington, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of nearly $11 billion in grants and loan opportunities that will help rural energy and utility providers bring affordable, reliable clean energy to their communities across the country. This represents the single largest investment in rural electrification since President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act […]
In Washington, U.S. Representatives Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), Stephanie Bice (OK-05), Wesley Hunt (TX-13), Eric Sorensen (IL-17), and Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) have introduced the Fuels Parity Act, legislation that would allow ethanol from corn starch to qualify as an advanced biofuel and require EPA to use the Argonne GREET model to determine the greenhouse gas emission […]
In Argentina, Infobae reported that the Argentine government increased domestic prices of biodiesel for blending with diesel. The Ministry of Economy’s energy secretariat set the price of biodiesel for May at 307,226 Argentine pesos ($1,349) per ton, up from 294,430 pesos previously, the government said. The new prices are effective immediately. Biofuel prices are periodically […]
In Oregon, the Salem Statesman Journal reports that Senate Bill 789 is seeking to permanently limit canola growing to 500 acres in the Willamette Valley, and that growers be licensed or risk a $10,000 fine, because of the crossbreeding risk to the area’s international brassica specialty seed growing industry. A decade ago, interest began in […]
In Washington, NATSO, representing America’s travel centers, truck stops and transportation energy retailers, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, testified before Congress Wednesday on the critical role that the nation’s fuel retailers play in facilitating the efficient movement of goods and energy throughout the United States. Testifying before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of […]
In Washington, in testimony to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Tuesday, the Renewable Fuels Association called on the agency to use honest carbon accounting and adopt a technology-neutral approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions for passenger vehicles. According to RFA, EPA’s proposed actions on vehicular emissions standards for 2027-2032 “would effectively force automakers to produce more battery […]
In Sweden, Reuters reports the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says the country will have a hard time achieving its 2030 emissions reduction target following the government’s decision to cut biofuel blending to 6% next year through 2026 from the current 30.8% in an attempt to lower fuel prices at the pump. Soaring inflation and higher […]
In India, Onmanorama reported that oil firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has proposed to set up a compressed biogas plant in in Kochi as a solution to the city’s ongoing waste management crisis. According to the report, the Kerala government has entered into a preliminary agreement with the state-run oil and gas company for […]
In Iowa, the Associated Press newspaper reports a district judge in Iowa ruled that it is unconstitutional for surveyors to enter private property without permission, giving a setback to carbon pipeline companies seeking to sort out easements for their planned routes, in some cases potentially using eminent domain which has landowners up in arms. The […]
