In Indonesia, the Antara news agency reports the president estimates the country has saved as much as $4 billion on fossil fuel imports in 2021 thanks to biodiesel blending compared to $2.7 billion in savings in 2020. With palm oil production potential as high as 52 million metric tons annually, the president wants to see […]
In Iowa, Brownfield Ag News reports that U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack is confident financial assistance for biofuel producers impacted by COVID-19 will be available soon. Speaking to reporters during a farm visit in central Iowa, Vilsack said many of the programs included in the American Rescue Plan were new and required additional thought on […]
In Washington, in an effort to expand uses for biofuels, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) has introduced the Comparison of Sustainable Transportation (COST) Act and the Biojet Fuel Research Act. These new proposals will explore ways the federal government could use biofuels to reduce transportation costs while lowering carbon emissions. The COST Act directs the Comptroller General and […]
In California, Reuters reports the executive officer at the California Air Resources Board says that pushback from environmental advocates who he says don’t want to see any new fuel production in the state have slowed down the implementation of low carbon fuels locally. Instead, most of the fuels that are benefiting from the state’s Low […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), a member of both the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) and Agriculture Committees, is leading seven of her Senate colleagues in calling for answers from the Biden Administration about the delay in financial assistance for Iowa’s biofuel industry in response to the challenges created by the COVID-19 […]
In Washington, the Renewable Fuels Association late Friday submitted comments to the International Trade Administration responding to questions posed about the U.S. Clean Technologies Export Competitiveness Strategy. These comments were issued in addition to joint comments submitted earlier by RFA, the U.S. Grains Council and others. “U.S. ethanol can play a critical role towards global decarbonization goals,” […]
In Washington, D.C., Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) joined The Good Food Institute in acknowledging the critical significance of USDA awarding Tufts University $10 million over five years to establish the National Institute for Cellular Agriculture – the creation of the first-ever U.S. government-funded cultivated protein research center of excellence and represents […]
In Washington, in response to media reports that the White House has been meeting with oil industry officials to discuss solutions to recent higher gas prices, the Renewable Fuels Association has reminded President Biden that efforts to encourage more use of high-carbon fossil fuels, including imported oil, to stem higher gasoline prices are “clearly antithetical to […]
In France, a new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA’s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline […]
In India, India Infrahub reports that the transportation minister believes by mandating the manufacture of domestic flex-fuel engines will see ethanol demand jump five-fold, ensuring achievement of 20% ethanol blending by 2025. E20 is expected to require 10 billion liters of ethanol consumption annually. At the moment, the sugar industry provides 90% of ethanol production. […]
