In India, counter to what the transportation minister has been pushing—that the sugar industry should focus on ethanol rather than sugar production—the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports that the oil minister says sugar producers should look to diversify their ethanol feedstocks due to sugarcane’s water intensity. He said that waste-based feedstocks were preferred to sugarcane […]
In Indonesia, Bloomberg reports the country aims to implement an E20 blend at the pump next year. State-owned oil company Pertamina has wanted to blend ethanol for some time, but low oil prices kept it from doing so while its new net zero ambitions for 2060 are helping it to move the dial. The new […]
In India, the Times Now newspaper reports that following last week’s launch of the Toyota flex-fuel hybrid vehicle, the petroleum and natural gas minister confirmed the government plans to roll out E20 at the pumps by January, but it could be as early as December. The original target was for April 2023. The government wants […]
In Belgium, Euractiv reports that Europe’s starch industry, represented by Cofalec, has said the policy to make molasses an emission-free biofuel feedstock is a “nightmare” for beer and wine producers. The bloc’s sugarbeet industry has long sought the designation of molasses as a residue so that it could be used as an advanced biofuel feedstock […]
In India, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS) reported that the national government has urged all distilleries in the country to maximize production of ethanol to ensure the success of the country’s ethanol blending program. In a meeting conducted by senior officials of the department of food and public distribution recently, supplies of ethanol were reviewed from […]
In Iowa, Reuters reports that a judge has ruled Navigator CO2 Ventures surveyors can’t have early access to a couple’s land despite the risk that freezing temperatures could delay the survey until spring. The couple has filed a lawsuit against the company, which is still being decided, which is why the judge ruled against the […]
In India, the Hindu Business Line newspaper reports the government has decided to extend the soft loan subsidy program through March 31 to give investors more time to get their projects going. The program was first launched in 2018 to help speed up the increase in ethanol production capacity with a first focus on sugar […]
In Iowa, Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order on Thursday that denies a request for an environmental impact study (EIS) regarding the proposed carbon capture pipeline by Summit Carbon Solutions LLC (Summit Carbon), which is pending before the IUB in Docket No. HLP-2021-0001. The request for the EIS was filed by the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (Winnebago Tribe) […]
In Missouri, Growth Energy applauded Governor Mike Parson and the Missouri Legislature for passing and signing into law legislation in Missouri aimed at boosting rural economic opportunity, including tax incentives of up to five cents per gallon for retailers offering higher biofuel blends, like E15. “The savings available on E15 surged to nearly a dollar […]
In Brussels, the European Commission has approved a $980 million German measure to help steel producer Salzgitter decarbonize its steel production processes by using hydrogen, including renewable hydrogen produced on site. The measure contributes to the achievement of the EU Hydrogen Strategy and the European Green Deal targets, while helping reduce dependence on imported Russian […]
