In Malaysia, The Star reported that the country’s Primer Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob noted that Malaysia will soon produce its own hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) and sustainable aviation fuel following a joint venture cooperation between local companies and Chinese government-owned firms. “For palm products, companies owned by the Chinese government will collaborate with local Malaysian […]
In Washington, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Next Generation Fuels Act, a proposal that aims to leverage higher-octane fuels to improve engine efficiency and performance. Allowing the sale of fuels with greater octane levels would increase the amount of ethanol that can be utilized in the fuel […]
In Oregon, the Portland Business Journal reports the Department of Environmental Quality staff have proposed to increase the required carbon intensity reduction for fuels by 2035 to 37% compared to 2015 levels, beyond the governor’s proposal for 25% by that date. The current clean fuels law that was enacted six years ago has a current […]
In Washington, Growth Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) submitted a consent decree agreement to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that requires EPA to propose the 2023 renewable fuel volume requirements no later than November 16, 2022, and to finalize those requirements no later than June 14, 2023. The […]
In Washington, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 22 of their colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to support higher amounts of biomass-based biodiesel and other advanced biofuels in the upcoming 2023 and 2024 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs) In their bipartisan letter […]
In Washington, senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led 22 of their colleagues in urging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan to support higher amounts of biomass-based biodiesel and other advanced biofuels in the upcoming 2023 and 2024 Renewable Volume Obligations (RVOs). The senators note that […]
In Argentina, La Arena reports the Secretary of Energy is evaluating keeping the biodiesel blend at 12.5%. For this, a working group will be created, but the measure is tied to the oil lobby. The measure that is being studied had been implemented for 60 days and contemplated an increase from 5 to 12.5% blending […]
In Indonesia, Reuters reports the country is likely to delay its B35 roll out that was scheduled for July 20 as regulatory issues with different ministries still need to be ironed out. Impacts of the higher blend on engines still need to be determined as well. The government sought to boost the blending mandate to […]
In Brazil, Reuters reports that Sao Paulo state is trying to help increase ethanol’s competitivity against gasoline by cutting the ICMS tax on ethanol to 9.57% from 13.3%, which the government says could cut fuel costs by 3 cents per liter at the pump. The ICMS tax on gasoline was already cut to 18% from […]
In Belgium, MEPs voted to raise the share of renewables in the EU’s final energy consumption to 45% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) -a target also backed by the European Commission under its “RepowerEU” package. MEPs doubled the number of cross-border projects for the expansion of green electricity to […]
