In Belgium, Euractiv reports the head of the European farmers unions COPA-COGECA says the European Commission’s stance on biofuels is “ultra-orthodox”, when it comes to sustainability criteria. He says that by capping the use of crop-based biofuels at 7% has inhibited the development of biofuels in the region rather than helping to boost the agriculture […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Legislature ended its legislative session without taking action on the proposed Iowa Biofuels Standard, a bill introduced by Governor Kim Reynolds to set a minimum standard of biofuels in the state’s fuel supply. Although the bill (HF 859) passed out of several committees and remains active for the next session, the […]
In Washington, Reuters reports that sources say that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to keep biofuel blending levels steady for 2021 and 2022 at similar levels as 2020, but the formal proposals are expected to come this summer. They should have already been proposed last year but were […]
In Washington, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-21) and Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement after introducing the Biodiesel, Renewable Diesel and Alternative Fuels Extension Act of 2021: “I am pleased to introduce legislation to extend tax credits for the production of biodiesel and alternative fuel mixtures,” said Congressman Valadao. “Renewable fuels are an […]
In California, newly-released data from the California Air Resources Board shows that low carbon transportation fuels powering internal combustion engines deliver the state’s biggest reduction in transportation-related sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Biodiesel and renewable diesel fuel are the biggest carbon cutting technologies from the transportation sector, edging out ethanol and beating the benefits […]
In Washington, Tesla is seeking to enter the multi-billion dollar U.S. renewable credit market, in hopes that renewable power production will be able to participate in the RIN market. The RIN market is currently dominated by ethanol, but sources say that if Tesla enters the market, the focus could divert to electricity produced from biogas. The […]
In Germany and France, the French Association of Oilseed and Protein Producers and the Union for the Promotion of Oilseed and Protein Plants called on the European Commission to include all European biomass raw materials without exception in the EU’s reduction target -Taxonomy Ordinance to be included. “With the Taxonomy Regulation, the European Union is […]
In Belgium, the European Union should promote the use of green synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, by ships and planes as part of its upcoming maritime and aviation fuel laws, environmental groups have told the European Commission. The FuelEU Maritime and ReFuelEU initiatives will require ships carrying EU trade and aircraft fueling in Europe to progressively […]
In Washington, on the fifth day after the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, Growth Energy sent a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Regan and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Granholm calling for immediately reduced restrictions to higher ethanol-blended fuels as relief for resulting supply disruptions and rising gas prices. “[E15] is now sold at nearly 2,400 locations across the country including several hundred locations […]
In Nebraska, lawmakers gave final to a bill that prohibits the use of treated seed in ethanol production under certain circumstances and makes additional changes to laws governing natural resources in Nebraska following the uproar surrounding AltEn’s use of treated seed that led to its shutdown in February. LB507, introduced by Brainard Sen. Bruce Bostelman, […]
