In Minnesota, CBS News reports the state’s regulators greenlighted the continuance of the proposed and disputed Carbon Summit Solutions pipeline project, moving forward with the environmental review process, despite North Dakota’s regulators rejecting the company’s application for key permits last month. South Dakota regulators are set to begin their hearing process next month while Iowa […]
In the Philippines, Manila Times reported that the Philippines and Brazil are eyeing cooperation to boost sugarcane and ethanol production in the Asian country. According to the report, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that delegates from the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) and the Embassy of Brazil in Manila met with government officials to discuss […]
In Washington, Growth Energy filed briefs to intervene in three cases this week in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its decisions to deny small-refinery exemptions (SREs) for refiners seeking to avoid complying with their blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Petitioners have tried over and over again to avoid […]
In Malaysia, the Star newspaper reports the prime minister has launched the second phase of the National Energy Transition Roadmap that will be supported by the $431 million National Energy Transition Facility but nearly 100 times that will be required to fund the transition between now and 2050, he said. As part of the policy, […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports that the Indian Sugar Mills Association has asked the government to drop the Goods and Services Tax on flex fuel vehicles to 5% from the current 28% to encourage people to drive on higher ethanol blends. Electric vehicles already have the lower GST applied to their sales price. […]
In Washington, in a letter sent last week to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the Renewable Fuels Association blasted EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) for its recent report making “specious” and unfounded claims about corn ethanol’s impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In a draft “commentary” sent to Regan earlier this week, the SAB attempted to […]
In Egypt, Egypt Independent reported that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the country has great opportunities in the field of the green hydrogen production. Making an inspecting tour of the Military Academy, Sisi stressed the importance of green hydrogen that can be generated through solar and wind energies. He said that green hydrogen […]
In Australia, Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has joined with leading cross-sector organisations in an appeal to the Australian Government for support in enabling an on-shore renewable diesel refining industry. The letter to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon Chris Bowen MP points to the key role of renewable diesel in decarbonising a range […]
In Argentina, the Clarin newspaper reports that after 27 biofuel factories suspended their operations due to the low price received for their production, the national government on Wednesday ordered 20% price increase for biodiesel made from soybeans. The 20 percent increase was set by the National Secretariat of Energy through Resolution 694/2023 published on Wednesday […]
In India, the Business Standard newspaper reports the country expects to have challenges achieving its 5% biodiesel blending mandate set for 2030 so is exploring the possibility of blending ethanol at low levels into fossil diesel to help achieve the target. Feedstock challenges remain the biggest obstacle to biodiesel production domestically despite policy providing financial […]
