In Washington, U.S. General Accounting Office released a report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision-making when it comes to small refinery exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard. The report had been requested more than three years ago by renewable fuel supporters in Congress. The following is a response from Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO […]
In Vietnam, Vietnam Plus reported that the government of Laos is planning to produce biofuels with the aim of reducing reliance on imported fuels. Recently, the Lao State Fuel Company signed an agreement with Korean oil firm GAIA Petro to launch a $20 million biofuel production project in Laos. According to the report, GAIA Petro […]
In South Dakota, Aberdeen News reports Summit Carbon Solutions and a serial ethanol investor have filed suit against two counties for rules that could potentially impede Summit’s planned CO2 pipeline across the Midwest, taking CO2 from ethanol plants to a site for sequestration. The federal lawsuit against Brown County follows the county commissioners’ approval on […]
In India, the New Indian Express newspaper reports Karnataka’s state bioenergy development board is working with oil marketing companies regarding the possibility to introduce E85 in the state. The state is home to 28 sugarcane mills who have boosted their ethanol production by 20% in the past six months in order to achieve the 20% […]
In Iraq, state news agency Iraq News Agency (INA) reported that the local government has introduced a new law to support the use of solid waste for the production of electricity and methane gas. According to the report, the law will seek to set simple regulatory framework for investors, encouraging investments in the production of […]
In India, the Hindustan Times newspaper reports Uttar Pradesh’s New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (NEDA) has released its draft guidelines for biodiesel as part of the recently released Bioenergy Policy 2022 and are now open for public comment. The guidelines include rules for production, distribution and sale within the state. Biodiesel production and storage […]
In Japan, the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Service reports that on October 4, Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) invited public comments on the proposed Basic Policy for Promoting Decarbonization of Aviation. The proposed policy identifies Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) introduction as a key strategy for reducing CO2 emissions in Japan’s aviation sector. […]
In Brazil, ANP has decided that biodiesel producers will be able to file extracts from commercialization contracts signed with liquid fuel distributors until November 3, 2022, to meet the contracting targets for the November-December 2022 period, pursuant to ANP Resolution No. 857 of October 28, 2021. With the extension of the term, producers have 15 […]
In New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald newspaper reports that the forestry minister says there are discussions between the government and Oji Fibre Solutions regarding the potential development of a biofuels and hydrogen plant at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill. The government has agreed to fund a multi-million dollar feasibility study to determine if the project has […]
In Washington, U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish renewable volume obligations that are additive for all fuel types in the upcoming “set” rule under the Renewable […]
