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Fossil-fuel Lobbyists, Bolstered by GOP Wins, Work to Curb Environmental Rules

by Tom Hamburger (The Washington Post)  Oil, gas and coal interests that spent millions of dollars to help elect Republicans this year are moving to take advantage of expanded GOP power in Washington and state capitals to thwart Obama administration

December 07, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Joins U.S. Fuels Dominating Global Export Market: Energy

by Mario Parker (The Washington Post/Bloomberg)  The U.S. is adding ethanol to the list of fuels it dominates in world markets. Exports of the additive derived from corn rose 31 percent this year to the highest level since 2011, meeting demand

December 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Energy is Energy: Segregation of Renewable and Fossil Fuels Impedes Energy Security Goals

by Antoine Schellinger (South Texas Law Review/SSRN) Seven years after the passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the United States is entering the heart of renewable fuels legislation that was implemented as RFS2 by the EPA. The

December 05, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Puts RFS In Jeopardy

by Jacqui Fatka (Farm Futures)  Actions taken by EPA to help keep RFS alive have actually backfired and brought more attacks in defending Congress’ intent. ... Wally Tyner, Purdue University ag economist, said it’s quite ironic that EPA likely proposed lower corn-based

December 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Briefing: Cellulosic Ethanol: A Technology Update

by Carole Abourached* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) recently held a briefing on the technologies involved in commercial cellulosic ethanol production. Cellulosic ethanol is produced from agricultural residues such as corn stover and wheat straw

December 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Impasse over RFS Underscores Need for Biofuel Value Chain and Partner Unity

(25 x '25)  Federal regulators have stumbled again in following the congressionally approved roadmap for expanding and accelerating biofuel development and use, announcing Friday they will not finalize 2014 blending requirements under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) until sometime next

November 26, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Proponents Anticipating a Fight

by Nicholas Bergin (Lincoln Journal Star)  The biofuels industry is gearing up for a fight, a national industry spokesman said Monday.   Doug Durante, executive director of Bethesda, Maryland-based Clean Fuels Development Coalition, predicted lawsuits over the Environmental Protection Agency’s

November 25, 2014 Read Full Article

White House Threatens to Put Brakes on Alternative Fuels

by Evan Halper (Los Angeles Times)  As biotech masterminds and venture capitalists scramble to hatch a new generation of environmentally friendly fuels that can help power the average gasoline-burning car, they are confronting an unexpected obstacle: the White House. Yielding to

November 25, 2014 Read Full Article

The 2014 RFS Rule Left Out in the Cold

by Brent Erickson (Biofuels Digest/Biotechnology Industry Organization)  ...EPA should formally withdraw the proposed rule and issue a final rule as soon as possible, fully correcting their misinterpretation of waiver authority and methodology for setting the annual renewable fuel volumes. Setting

November 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Biomass Industry Triumphs in EPA's Biogenic Emissions Framework

by Anne Simet (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. EPA has never before made such a clear and emphatic endorsement of biomass, commented Biomass Power Association President Bob Cleaves on release of the agency’s updated biogenic emissions framework. At least not for the 15

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Production, Activity Impressive Despite Uncertainty

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Policy uncertainty has adversely impacted the U.S. biodiesel industry, but media reports would have you believe the sector is teetering on collapse. The facts show otherwise. There have been numerous reports in the past several months

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

House Passes Bill that Would Impact EPA Rulemaking

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  On Nov. 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that aims to prohibit the U.S. EPA from proposing regulations based on science that is not transparent or not reproducible. The bill, titled “The

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Good Neighbors (Anaerobic Digesters)

by Katie Fletcher  (Biomass Magazine)  Lately, cellulosic ethanol plant startups have basked in the bioenergy limelight. While less celebrated, anaerobic digesters are adding value to operations and seem to be trending in blueprints. When ethanol plants can provide excess sugar to

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

What the EPA's Latest Announcement Means?

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) The EPA's long-awaited announcement on the RFS targets for 2014 were finally announced today. And the announcement? No decision on the 2014 RFS targets would be made in 2014. But what does this announcement mean? At first glance,

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

What Is the White House Policy on Biofuels?

by Melanie Sloan (The Hill)  Late last year, without warning, the White House did a 180-degree shift on its renewable fuels policy.  But until the spring of this year, no one had any idea why. In May, according to Reuters, the

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA November RIN Data Shows Increased Cellulosic Production

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The U.S. EPA has published renewable identification number (RIN) generation data for October, reporting that more than 1.4 billion RINs were generated during the month across all five categories. Nearly 7.05 million D3 cellulosic biofuel

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Abandons RFS Rulemaking for 2014

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, the U.S. EPA announced it is delaying finalization of the long-awaited 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard Renewable Volume Obligations until 2015. The proposed 2014 rule ran into a steamroller of opposition from renewable fuel groups,

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Shell: Expects to Be Producing Advanced Biofuels at Scale, in US, by End of Decade

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Shell VP Matthew Tipper, at ABLCNext:  “We will likely begin manufacture in the southeast United States. We plan to be operational by late this decade.  “We believe our best bet is woody biomass and energy

November 21, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Releases Updated Biogenic Emissions Framework

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  On Nov. 19, the U.S. EPA released a revised framework for assessing biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from stationary sources. According to a notice published by the EPA, the second draft of the framework

November 20, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Wrong Again on Biofuel Enabling Policies

(25 x '25)  As often and as vigorously as the Obama administration pronounces its support of cleaner forms of energy and efforts to curb global climate change, the failure of EPA in its rule-making process to adopt sensible policies that

November 20, 2014 Read Full Article

New CARD Study on Indirect Land Use Change

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  A new analysis of real-world land use data by Iowa State University raises serious concerns about the accuracy of models used by regulatory agencies regarding “indirect land use changes” (ILUC) attributed to biofuels production. The study, conducted

November 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Automakers Approve E15 For Use in Two-Thirds of New Vehicles

(Renewable Fuels Association)  A Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) analysis of model year (MY) 2015 warranty statements and owner’s manuals reveals that auto manufacturers explicitly approve the use of E15 (15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline) in approximately two-thirds of new

November 18, 2014 Read Full Article

US RFS Biodiesel Mandate Expected at 1.5 Billion Barrels or Less: Traders

(Platts)  The new 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards biodiesel mandate is expected to be far lower than the industry's production capacity, sources have told Platts.   Traders and brokers polled by Platts estimated that the new 2014 standard would be anywhere from

November 13, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Calls for Nominations for 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  Program adds award to address climate change and promote energy efficiency The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced its call for nominations for the 2015 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards for companies or institutions that have

November 13, 2014 Read Full Article

AG Allies Ask President to Rein in EAP on Biofuels Cuts

(National Corn Growers Association)  In a letter sent to President Obama this week, the National Corn Growers Association and several agricultural allies asked him to intervene with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding its proposed cuts in the 2014 volume

November 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels USA Signs on to Letter to EPA Urging the Agency to Adopt Volkswagen of America’s Proposal for Establishing the E85 Weighting Factor (“F factor”) for Model Year 2016-2025 Dual Fuel Vehicles.

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Advanced Biofuels USA signed on to a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to  adopt Volkswagen of America’s proposal for establishing the E85 weighting factor (“F factor”) for model year

November 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Trestle Energy Wins Approval For Innovative, Low-Emissions Biofuel Pathway From British Columbia

(Pollution Online/PR Newswire) BC Designates Trestle Energy as Lowest Emissions Ethanol Producer in U.S. Today, Trestle Energy – an American startup with facilities in Mason City, Iowa – announced that British Columbia, Canada has officially approved its groundbreaking process for producing advanced biofuel, clearing the way

November 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Bioeconomy Policy for 2015: US Elections, What Happened, What Now?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  To open ABLC Next, what we like to call the “heads of the 7 families” — or in this case, the heads of seven key trade associations for the advanced bioeconomy, joined us on stage

November 11, 2014 Read Full Article

ABO Expands Carbon Utilization Campaign

(Algae Industry Magazine)  he Algae Biomass Organization (ABO), has unveiled a new website —recyclecarbon.org — as part of its ongoing campaign to persuade the EPA to explicitly recognize Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technologies as approved emissions reduction strategies under

November 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Ensyn Initiates Generation & Sale of Cellulosic RINs Under the RFS2 Program; Ensyn RINs Are Awarded QAP Status

(MarketWired/Ensyn)  Ensyn is pleased to announce that it has initiated the generation and sale of its first RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) and that Ensyn's D7 cellulosic RINs have received QAP certification. Ensyn is the

November 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Building the New Energy Economy

by Justin Heller (Biodiesel Magazine) Akash Energy's retail division Root Fuel intends to change America's relationship with fuel. The company's objective is to utilize the existing, relatively low-cost cardlock infrastructure to create a new consumer fueling experience. The stark reality of the economic,

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Pressure Builds on EPA to Back down on Ethanol Emissions, as Society of Automotive Engineers Issues Stunning Rebuke

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, what has been described within the industry as “The growing movement to call out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its ethanol emissions testing procedures” picked up support today as a new study

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

History of U.S. Biofuel Mandate Provides Opening for Legal Challenge

by  Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters)  Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a two-word phrase dropped from the U.S. law establishing the renewable fuel program back in 2005: distribution capacity. Biofuel producers have argued

November 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Carbon Correctness, or Alice in Carbonland

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ...  Let me get this straight.   The EPA says that emissions from petroleum are bad. Landfilling carbon is really bad. Climate change is really, really bad. Recycling is good.  So far, understood. But now the

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Cellulosic Ethanol produced with Cellerate™ Process Technology Receives EPA Certification for Cellulosic Biofuels RINs

(Syngenta)  Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP) is Quality Assurance Program-certified to generate D3 Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs); Cellerate process technology, enhanced by Enogen® corn enzyme technology, produces cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber; Syngenta to license bolt-on Cellerate process to

October 31, 2014 Read Full Article

History of U.S. Biofuel Mandate Provides Opening for Legal Challenge

by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters Africa)  Probable legal challenges to proposed cuts in the 2014 U.S. biofuel mandate could focus on a two-word phrase dropped from the U.S. law establishing the renewable fuel program back in 2005: distribution capacity. Biofuel producers have

October 31, 2014 Read Full Article

Racing with Relevance: Green Racing Redefines Sustainable Motorsports

by Reuben Sarkar (US Department of Energy)  Green Racing is helping to bring new levels of "Clean, Fast, and Efficient" to motorsports competition and consumer vehicles through the announcement of this season’s Green Challenge Award and its new Green Racing Protocols. On

October 30, 2014 Read Full Article

BRAG® Petitions EPA for Biodiesel Products CDR Exemptions Already Granted to Petroleum Products

(Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group)  On October 21, 2014, the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®) submitted petitions to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requesting that biodiesel fuel manufacturers be granted the same Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)

October 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Fiberight Still Working toward MSW Plant in Iowa

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Despite delays, Fiberight’s plans to produce cellulosic ethanol from municipal solid waste (MSW) in Iowa are moving forward. In fact, an equity drive happening now is attracting quite a few interested people and money

October 29, 2014 Read Full Article

Midlands Voices: Renewable Fuels Are Homegrown Success

by John Hansen (Nebraska Farmers Union/Omaha.com)  ... When Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development examined the impact the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has on a family of four, it found an average in fuel savings of $863 per

October 29, 2014 Read Full Article

Obama: (Un)intentionally Reengineering the RFS for Big Oil?

by Brooke Coleman (Biofuels Digest/Advanced Ethanol Council)  ... It is doubtful that anyone on the Obama energy team regards themselves as having anything in common with someone like Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK), who has declared climate change a hoax. Senator

October 29, 2014 Read Full Article

Two Organizations Call Out the EPA on Corn Ethanol Emissions Modeling, 'Seriously Flawed'

by Aaron Turpen (Torque News)  The UAI and the EFC have called the EPA MOVES2014 corn ethanol emissions model "seriously flawed" and are calling for peer review of the emissions estimates in the annual report. The Urban Air Initiative (UAI) and

October 28, 2014 Read Full Article

McCarthy and the New Catalytic-Converter-Moment for Energy

by Laís Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  At the event  “The Power of Opinion: How Americans' Preferences on Energy Point a Way Forward on Climate Change,” held at Georgetown University, Gina McCarthy, Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pointed out that

October 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Congressional Budget Office Says RFS Could Result in $6.00 per Gallon Credits for Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  How does the Congressional Budget Office look at biofuels and the Renewable Fuel Standard? How does $3.00-$6.00 advanced biofuels RINs? A $0.26 per gallon hike in gasoline prices? A $1.27 drop in the price of E85

October 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Prius Pushback: Hybrid Inspires Some Hatred

by Julie Wernau (Chicago Tribune)    ... It's (coal rolling) also an apparent response to the Obama administration's fight to lower carbon emissions. Carmakers must have a fleetwide average of 54.5 miles per gallon by model year 2025 under the Obama

October 24, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Supporting Next Generation of Environmental Scientists Through 105 Fellowship Grants

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  Today (October 22, 2014), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that 105 graduate students across the nation will receive $8.6 million in Science to Achieve Results (STAR) fellowship grants to conduct research on topics ranging

October 23, 2014 Read Full Article

The Renewable Fuel Standard: 2014 and Beyond

(U.S. Congressional Budget Office)  Presentation by Terry Dinan, Senior Advisor in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies Division. With Ron Gecan and David Austin, both of CBO, posted.  READ MORE

October 23, 2014 Read Full Article

CREW Sues EPA for Documents Regarding 2014 Renewable Fuel Standards

(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) today sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to provide documents regarding oil industry efforts to influence the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Last May, following

October 23, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Moves Goalposts with New Definition for Cellulosic Biofuels

(Institute for Energy Research)  Congress and President Bush determined that the United States should be producing specified amounts of cellulosic biofuel as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. The trouble with the approach in 2007, which

October 21, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Honors the Winners of the 19th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards/ Winning Technologies Tackle Climate Change and Promote Energy Efficiency

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing landmark green chemistry technologies developed by industrial pioneers and leading scientists that turn climate risk into business opportunities, spurring innovation and economic development. “From academia to business, we congratulate

October 16, 2014 Read Full Article

REUTERS SUMMIT-U.S. Gas Station Constraints Complicate 2014 Biofuel Mandate -Officials

by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters)  The Obama administration is trying to balance its support for renewable fuels with awareness of infrastructure constraints at gas stations as it finalizes targets for 2014 biofuel use, agency officials said on Tuesday. But with only 11

October 16, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Announces Winning P3 Student Teams for Pioneering Projects to Solve Environmental Problems

(US Enviromental Protection Agency)  “Each year, the projects and designs created by the P3 teams surpass expectations,” said Lek Kadeli, Acting Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “These students are creating sustainable solutions for our everyday needs,

October 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuel Leaders Says EPA Has Treated Industry Unfairly

by David Shaffer (Star Tribune)  In Minneapolis, industry officials say federal government erred in setting low targets for biofuels delivered at the pump.   Leaders of the nation’s biofuels industry on Monday accused the Obama administration of undermining the commercial success

October 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Letter: Extensive EPA Testing Found New Ethanol Fuel E15 Safe for Commercial Use

by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/The Roanoke Times) ... What about the auto industry? How did it respond to E15? More than 70 percent of new cars sold today are warrantied for E15 use. In fact, all new General Motors, Ford,

October 14, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Unveils Improved RFS Pathway Petition Process

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.S. EPA has posted a notice to its website announcing it has taken action to improve and streamline the pathway petition process under the renewable fuels standard (RFS). In March, the agency issued a

October 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Earth to Cellulosic Ethanol: Glad You’re Here, Buddy, What Took so Long? Parts 1 and 2

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Cellulosic ethanol arrives at scale — “The five years away forever” put to rest — but are there troubling waters still ahead? For whom, and why? Part I of II There’s a gigantic disconnect between two sections

October 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Don’t Cut the Line on Biofuels

by Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) (The Hill)  Ethanol and biodiesel are important to the national economy and U.S. energy independence. It’s frustrating when a powerful agency and top executive branch leaders in Washington, D.C., don’t seem to get it. ... The EPA

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Exclusive Interview With RFA CEO/President Bob Dinneen at RFA Annual Membership Meeting in Des Moines, IA

by Jerry Perkins  (BioFuels Journal)  ... RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen outlined the issues facing the Washington, DC-based ethanol advocacy organization which has 172 members, including 50 producer members, 79 associate members, 31 supporting members, and 12 members of the allied Advanced

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Should Uphold Law on Ethanol

by Bartholomew L. Mcleay (Kansas City Star) ... Congress led rural America to believe strict volume purchase requirements in RFS for corn ethanol, for example, would keep them safe. The law is clear. RFS is not to be reduced through 2022

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Lakeview Biofuel Plant Proposal Raises Air Quality Concerns

by Cassandra Profita (KUOW.org)  A project proposed in Lakeview, Oregon, would turn woody biomass from logging into biofuels for Southwest Airlines, the U.S. Navy and Marines. The biofuel would have fewer greenhouse gas emissions than traditional jet fuel and diesel, but

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Algae Biomass Organization Launches Petition to Support Approval of CO2 Recycling for Emissions Reduction

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In California, the Algae Biomass Organization announced a “We the People” petition to the White House aimed at securing US EPA approval of carbon capture and use technologies to meet the emissions reductions targets set

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

API: EPA Lacks Authority to Change Biodiesel Mandates

(American Petroleum Institute)  The Clean Air Act explicitly prohibits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from increasing the biomass-based diesel mandate for the 2014 compliance year, wrote American Petroleum Institute (API) Downstream Group Director Bob Greco in a letter sent

September 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Estimated GHG Increase from Obama Administration Inaction on the 2014 RFS

(Biotechnology Industry Organization)  In November 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed waiving a substantial portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandated volumes for 2014 and reducing the use of biofuels in U.S. transportation compared to 2013.1 The

September 25, 2014 Read Full Article

Iowa Renewable Fuels Advocates Demand Answers from Biden

by Jennifer Jacobs (Des Moines Register) Renewable fuels advocates want Vice President Joe Biden to tell them if it's true that he pushed to reverse the Obama administration's support for a mandate they believe aids Iowa's economy. The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

September 18, 2014 Read Full Article

QAP 2.0: The Final Rule

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine)  Traversing the maze of U.S. EPA's proposed RIN Quality Assurance Plan was daunting, but after 16 months, the final rule provides a simpler pathway to getting markets back on track. After several damaging cases of biodiesel

September 16, 2014 Read Full Article

Fuels America Debuts USA Today RFS Ad as API Gears up for Media Blitz

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, Fuels America has debuted their USA Today full-page advertisement which warns that the EPA’s proposal to fundamentally alter the Renewable Fuel Standard would seriously undermine his Administration’s efforts to combat climate change, promote

September 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Is Algae the Future of Fuel?

by Chase Ezell (Earth911)  ... Currently most of those emissions are being emitted directly into our outdoor environment. Now what if there was a way to capture those emissions, use photosynthesis and turn the byproduct into usable fuels? Still sound too good to be

September 09, 2014 Read Full Article

The President's Biggest Enemy

by Brent Erickson (The Hill/Biotechnology Industry Organization)  President Obama’s bold vision to transition the nation to a cleaner energy future is about to be derailed by one of his most potent adversaries: himself. To the great consternation of many of the

September 09, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA 'Tier III' Test Change May Complicate Achieving Fuel Economy Goals

by Lori Nicholson (IWP News)  EPA's recent decision in its "Tier III" vehicle emissions rule to increase the amount of ethanol in certification fuel used to determine an automobile's compliance with the standard could complicate automakers' ability to meet separate

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

VIII Annual ISO DATAGRO New York Sugar and Ethanol Conference: Report

by Pamela Rockwell* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  It was fitting that the VIII annual ISO DATAGRO New York Sugar and Ethanol Conference took place in the Empire Room of the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. The event is sponsored jointly by

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Oberon DME Receives EPA's First Biogas-Based Fuel Approval Under the Renewable Fuel Standard

(Oberon DME/GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oberon Fuels Inc. ("Oberon"), the first company to announce plans to commercialize biogas-based dimethyl ether ("DME") fuel production in North America, announced today that the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has approved its DME for

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

POET-DSM’s Project LIBERTY Opens, as Fantasy Becomes Real

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) POET-DSM’s 20 million gallon cellulosic ethanol plant opens with hoopla, and heartfelt messages about the spirit of innovation, and a time for technology change and policy firmness. “Once, we all lived off the land, sun, wind

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Iowa Ag Secy Bill Northey On Corn, RFS

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  There are two big topics during the Farm Progress Show this year: the corn crop and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). During the show, I had the opportunity to speak with Iowa Ag Secretary Bill Northey

August 28, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Official Admits RFS Process Taking Longer Than it Should

by Spencer Chase (Agri-Pulse.com) An official with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) told members of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) that the renewable fuels standard (RFS) is still important to the agency despite the delayed rollout of the 2014

August 28, 2014 Read Full Article

White Lists: A Proactive Approach to Risk Reduction for the Bioenergy Industry

by Dr. Doria Gordon (The Nature Conservancy/Biofuels Digest)   Cultivation of bioenergy crops is predicted to increase to between 27 and 120 million acres by 2022 in order to meet the renewable energy needs of the U.S. and the Environmental Protection

August 26, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA's Final 2014 RVO Delivered to the OMB; Industry Reacts

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The U.S. EPA has finalized its 2014 renewable volume obligation (RVO) rule for the renewable fuels standard (RFS) and submitted it to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review on Friday, Aug.

August 26, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Report Shows Progress in Reducing Urban Air Toxics Across the United States

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  ... The 2007 Mobile Source Air Toxics rule is projected to reduce toxics emitted from highway vehicles and nonroad equipment, which are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health and environmental effects, by 330,000 tons in

August 22, 2014 Read Full Article

A Carbon Accounting System for the Future

(25 x '25)  Making sure the federal accounting system for biogenic carbon emissions—ensuring that it is an accurate system, and taking into scientific account the unique features of biomass in the carbon cycle is front and center for over 100

August 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Despite Setbacks, Biofuels Industry Hopeful at 2014 DOE Biomass Conference

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  At the Department of Energy’s two-day conference Biomass 2014: Growing the Future Bioeconomy, technologies, feedstocks, and innovation in the bioenergy sector were on display.  Attendees celebrated three U.S. advanced cellulosic biofuel refineries that are close

August 13, 2014 Read Full Article

RFS Announcement May Not Come until after November Elections

by Ken Anderson (Brownfield Ag News)  As the 2014 Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) rule continues to work its way through the interagency review process in Washington, there are now indications that it may not be made public until after the

August 13, 2014 Read Full Article

U.S. Trade Rep Tours Biodiesel Leader’s Family Farm, Discusses RFS Threats

(Iowa Biodiesel Board)  Argentine biodiesel imports could reverse domestic energy progress Hosting a U.S. Trade Representative on his family farm outside Des Moines, Grant Kimberley, executive director of the Iowa Biodiesel Board, took the opportunity to discuss trade issues relevant to

August 13, 2014 Read Full Article

Co-defendent in Bio-Fuel Scam Pleads Guilty

by Hugh R. Morley  (The Record/NorthJersey.com)   ... A Ridgewood businesswoman has pleaded guilty to a charge that she took part in a $100 million biofuel fraud as a top executive of two Bergen County alternative-energy companies that authorities say carried

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

White House Council on Environmental Quality and EPA Honor Student Leaders and Exceptional Teachers with Environmental Education Awards

(U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)  Today, the White House Council on Environmental Quality, in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, announced the winners of the annual Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and President’s Environmental Youth Award, (PEYA) recognizing

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Virent Receives EPA Registration for BioForm® Gasoline

(Virent) Registered Fuel Can Now be Used in On-Highway Motor Vehicles Virent announced it has successfully received fuel registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its BioForm® Gasoline in blends of up to 45%. As a registered fuel, Virent’s biogasoline can now

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Message to EPA: Don't Quit While We're Ahead | Commentary

by Adam Monroe (Roll Call/Americas for Novozymes)  ... Every action we can take to clean the air and protect the environment matters. But the number one contributor to CO2 emissions in the U.S. isn’t coal — it’s transportation. Forty-two percent of greenhouse

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

New Strategy for Clean, High-Octane Ethanol Needed

by Dave Vander Griend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM)  The industry must push for change in the way fuels are blended and tested, writes Dave Vander Griend. Growth of the ethanol industry, producers of a clean high-octane fuel, is being blocked by U.S.

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Rolling Back the Write Down of the Renewable Mandate for 2014: The RINs Market Rings the Bell Again

by Scott Irwin (University of Illinois)  The EPA is apparently going to finalize 2014 RFS rules in the near future.  This will at least temporarily bring the tumultuous process to an end that started with the release of the preliminary RFS

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Who Wins if We Lose America’s Renewable Fuel Standard?

by Andy Eubank (Hoosier Ag Today)  The Fuels America coalition launched a new campaign featuring one of its largest digital campaigns to date, pointing to actors like the Koch brothers and others who stand to personally gain if America loses

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Top 10 People That Benefit from a Weakened Renewable Fuel Standard

(Fuels America)  For months, the EPA has debated the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which sets the amount of affordable, cleaner-burning fuels used in America’s fuel supply. Now — thanks to pressure from oil companies and their allies — they’re

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

GAO Faults Cost Analyses for EPA Regulations

by Benjamin Goad (The Hill)  A government report made public Monday finds fault with the Environmental Protection Agency’s analyses of the costs and benefits of its regulations.    The Government Accountability Office report concluded that information incorporated into the EPA’s

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Renewable Fuel Standard Rules Give Boost to Biogas

by Amanda Bilek (Biomass Magazine)   There is little doubt that allowing biogas-based transportation fuel projects to sell either advanced biofuel or cellulosic compliance credits will give a big boost to U.S. projects. In early July, the U.S. EPA published a final

August 11, 2014 Read Full Article

RFS Update from EPA at ACE Meeting

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  Environmental Protection Agency official Paul Machiele visited the American Coalition for Ethanol conference this week in Minneapolis to discuss various issues, including plans for the 2014 volume obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Machiele, who is director for

August 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Ripe for Ethanol Innovations: Midlands Research Is Boosting Value of Corn Distillation Process

by Russell Hubbard  (Omaha World-Herald)  It starts out as freeze-dried fungus or bacteria from Denmark and ends up being one of the key ingredients in what some are calling Nebraska’s and Iowa’s shot at the big time when it comes

August 08, 2014 Read Full Article

11,000 Biogas Project Opportunities in the US? USDA, DOE, EPA Publish Biogas Opportunities Roadmap

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, USDA, EPA and the US DOE published the Biogas Opportunities Roadmap, and concluded that: · Developing a viable biogas industry in the U.S. can boost the economy and provide a reliable, distributed source of renewable energy

August 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Regulations Needed to Identify Potentially Invasive Biofuel Crops

(University of Illinois  College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences/EurekAlert!)  If the hottest new plant grown as a biofuel crop is approved based solely on its greenhouse gas emission profile, its potential as the next invasive species may not be

August 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Mid-Year RIN Update

by Nick Paulson (Farm Doc Daily/University of Illinois)   ... However, D4 generation has rebounded substantially since February, averaging more than 227 million RIN gallons from March through June. Through June, a total of 1.209 billion D4 RINs have been generated in

August 07, 2014 Read Full Article

Obama’s Delay on Renewable Fuel Puts Producers in Bind

By Mark Drajem   (Bloomberg)  In the arid Imperial Valley of California, Tim Brummels is trying to turn an agricultural cousin of sugarcane into low-carbon ethanol. It’s the kind of climate-friendly project supporters have pined for since Congress in 2005 ordered

August 04, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuel Groups Press White House on More than Just 2014 Targets

by Ayesha Rascoe  (Reuters)  The U.S. biofuel industry is urging the Obama administration to go beyond simply raising proposed targets for use of the fuels, making the case instead for fundamental changes to the government's approach to the renewable fuel

August 01, 2014 Read Full Article

The Boss From Hell? EPA, Congress and Advanced Biofuels

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Here are 5 Tell-Tale Signs that you have the Boss from Hell.   And when it comes to the US federal government and advanced biofuels, all five are kinda pointin’ right at ol’ Uncle Sam. Congress passed

August 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel 2014: Fame and Misfortune?

by William Woebkenberg (Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America)  In these presentation slides from a July 2014 US Department of Energy EIA conference, Bill Woebkenberg explains Mercedes' support for world-wide B5 biodiesel/FAME blends and the need for greater assurance of

July 30, 2014 Read Full Article

White House Gathers Senate Dems on RFS Proposal

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  In what could be seen as a sign that an unpopular decision is about to be rendered by the Obama Administration on ethanol and biodiesel, a select group of Senate Democrats have met with the White

July 25, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Statement on Senate RFS Meeting

(National Biodiesel Board)  The National Biodiesel Board released the following statement from Vice President of Federal Affairs Anne Steckel Thursday after White House adviser John Podesta briefed a group of Senate Democrats on the pending proposal for biodiesel under the

July 24, 2014 Read Full Article

Legislation Would Require Country-of-Origin Labeling for Fuels

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, has introduced legislation that would require fuel suppliers to disclose country-of-origin information for transportation fuels. The bill, titled the “Country of Origin Labeling for Fuels Act,” was introduced July 16

July 22, 2014 Read Full Article

Corn Growers Keep Ethanol in Focus

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  Ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) were big topics this week as members of the National Corn Growers Association met in Washington DC. ... During the Ethanol Committee meeting, staff from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office

July 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels: Suspended in Bureaucratic Animation

by Michael McAdams (Advanced Biofuels Association/Biofuels Digest)  ... But, beyond the RVO numbers, not much has been said about this Administration’s inability to execute on its mandated task to review and approve new pathways under the RFS for feedstocks, technologies and

July 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Reassessment of Inter-related Biofuel, GHG and FFV Policies Needed

(25 x '25)  Reports out of Washington this week that the Obama administration’s lengthy delay in releasing a final 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) biofuel blending rule due to a White House desire to re-evaluate the blending requirements in context

July 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Oil Lobby Turns Focus to EPA in Ethanol Fight

by Timothy Cama (The Hill) The American Petroleum Institute (API) is focusing on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in its fight to reduce the ethanol blending mandate, conceding that there’s little short-term hope in congressional action. Bob Greco, API’s director of downstream

July 18, 2014 Read Full Article

EcoEngineers Publishes Fact Sheet on the Final QAP Rules

(EcoEngineers)  On July 2nd, 2014, the EPA released the final rules regarding the QAP program requirements for the RFS2. These rules will go into effect as of January 1st, 2015 and have a number of important aspects and changes for producers of

July 17, 2014 Read Full Article

U.S. Senators Press for Probe of Report that Oil Companies Blocked Ethanol

by Ayesha Rascoe (Reuters) Two U.S. farm-state Senators on Wednesday urged federal regulators to investigate allegations raised by a biofuel trade group that the oil industry uses "strong arm tactics" to prevent widespread use of higher blends of ethanol in gasoline. A

July 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Optimus Technologies First to Receive EPA Approval on Advanced Biofuel Conversion Solution for Commercial Trucks

(Optimus Technologies/MarketWatch)  As an alternative to CNG, creates new opportunities for advanced biofuel providers. Optimus Technologies today (July 8, 2014) announced two significant milestones that are changing the U.S. commercial truck industry. First, it is the first to receive U.S. EPA

July 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Aemetis Announces U.S. EPA Approval and E.U. ISCC Certification for Distilled Biodiesel

(Aemetis) Company produces high-quality distilled biodiesel at India plant Aemetis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMTX) announced that the company has received EPA approval for the issuance of D4 RINs upon the importation into the U.S. of biodiesel produced from waste fats and oils (WFO).

July 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Pain at the Pump: Exxon, BP, ConocoPhillips, Chevron & Shell Earn “F” in Consumer Choice Report Card

(Renewable Fuels Association) A new “Consumer Choice Report Card” released by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) grades some of the largest, most well-known retail gasoline chains based on whether they are providing consumers with alternatives to regular gasoline that cost less,

July 09, 2014 Read Full Article

New TV Ad on Iraq Turmoil, Rising Gas Prices: No Better Reason Why the EPA Must Preserve the RFS

(Americans United for Change)  With oil prices on the rise in response to the deteriorating situation in Iraq, Americans United for Change announced a major new ad campaign encouraging the EPA not to turn its back on a secure, safe,

July 09, 2014 Read Full Article

In New Twist, RFS Could Boost Electric Vehicles

by Amanda Peterka (E&E Publishing/Greenwire)  The federal policy used to build up the nation's ethanol and advanced biofuel capacity could soon be harnessed to spur the development of electric vehicle infrastructure. In a final rule issued last week, U.S. EPA said it

July 09, 2014 Read Full Article

Chicken Council Targets Renewable Fuel Standard

(Capital Press) As the federal government is set to lower the Renewable Fuels Standard for this year, the National Chicken Council asserts that diverting the corn supply to ethanol has resulted in more than $44 billion in higher feed costs to

July 09, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuel Advancement Threatened: How Can We Save the Renewable Fuel Standard?

by Jan Koninckx (DuPont Industrial Biosciences/Renewable Energy World)    Advanced biofuels are no longer a futuristic hope — they are here. This year, three companies including DuPont will turn on commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol biorefineries, the result of billions of dollars in

July 09, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Establishes Quality Assurance for RINS

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  In addition to the final rule approving crop residue as a cellulosic feedstock, the Environmental Protection Agency yesterday established a “voluntary quality assurance program” for renewable identification numbers, or RINs. The program is designed to maintain liquidity in the

July 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Joule’s Quest for Fuels from CO2, Sunlight and Water

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... From Massachusetts, word arrived from Joule this week that the EPA has favorably reviewed the company’s Microbial Commercial Activity Notice for Joule’s first commercial ethanol-producing catalyst. This clears the catalyst for commercial use at the

July 03, 2014 Read Full Article

RFA Pleased with EPA Approval of Corn Fiber as Cellulosic Feedstock

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a final rule approving additional Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) pathways. Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), commented, “We are very pleased that EPA has finalized

July 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Freedom from High Gas Prices

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Sadly, drivers are expected to see skyrocketing gas prices this Independence Day as analysts at GasBuddy predict that Fourth of July prices will reach their highest level in six years. Tom Kloza, GasBuddy’s chief oil analyst, remarked, “Fear about what

July 02, 2014 Read Full Article

The Greensome Foursome: POET, Novozymes, Abengoa, NexSteppe on the Industry Outlook for 2014

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  As several major cellulosic biofuels ventures head for scale in 2014, we look at the companies, the major barriers (as they see them) for further capacity-building, sources for future investment, and a focus on feedstock. In

July 02, 2014 Read Full Article

CREW Requests Investigation Into Industry Influence on RFS

(Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics/Biomass Magazine) Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has requested U.S. EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins investigate whether the Carlyle Group and Delta Airlines improperly influenced the EPA’s proposed renewable fuel standards (RFS). The proposed standards actually

July 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Report on Advanced Ethanol Concerns

by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel.com)  ... You may recall that EPA officials said earlier this year that they expected to have a final rule by the end of spring, or at least the end of June, but that has not happened yet

July 01, 2014 Read Full Article

CBO Releases RFS Forecast but Ignores Mid-Level Blends

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  This week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report, "The Renewable Fuel Standard: Issues for 2014 and Beyond."   In the analysis, CBO looks at the possible impacts on emissions, fuel and food prices under

June 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Supreme Court Issues Its Decision on EPA's GHG Tailoring Rule

by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine)  On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision on the U.S. EPA’s Tailoring Rule. While the court invalidated a portion of the rule, it essentially held up EPA’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas

June 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Anticipation Bubbles Up for ADM Carbon Capture Project

by Chris Luvardi (herald-review.com) Archer Daniels Midland Co. passed through a public hearing process Wednesday with limited concern voiced about its proposal to drill a second injection well in Decatur to store carbon dioxide deep underground. The hearing at the Decatur Public

June 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Producers, Advocates Hit Capitol Hill

(National Biodiesel Board)  Nearly 100 biodiesel producers, feedstock suppliers and other advocates are traveling to Washington this week to voice concerns about the Obama Administration’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for biodiesel. The biodiesel supporters, who will be visiting with lawmakers

June 17, 2014 Read Full Article

The Myth and Reality of Biodiesel Feedstock Availability

by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) Since its commercial inception in the 1990s, the biodiesel industry has faced obstacles from all sides. The technical merits of the fuel have been challenged time and time again. Manufacturing costs and fuel pricing have been

June 17, 2014 Read Full Article

Accounting for Bioenergy Emissions, Benefits Must be Done Right

(25 x '25)  With the White House shining a very bright spotlight on its plans for addressing climate change – in particular, the long-awaited proposal to regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants under Clean Air Act ‑ it is important that

June 13, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Should Recognize Roles of Biomass, Biotechnology in Mitigating Global Warming, BIO Says

(Biotechnology Industry Organization)  The Environmental Protection Agency should recognize that carbon emissions from renewable biomass are fundamentally different from those of fossil fuels and that biotechnology can and must play a key role in mitigating fossil carbon emissions, the Biotechnology

June 09, 2014 Read Full Article

Summer Means No E15

by Cindy Zimmerman (Domestic Fuel) ...“The Environmental Protection Agency’s outdated interpretation of Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) regulations is preventing the sale of E15 in most of the country during the busy summer driving season, adding billions to travelers’ fuel costs,”

June 09, 2014 Read Full Article

Ultrafine Particles from Vehicles: A Missing Piece in Emissions Regulations

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On Monday June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took the single largest step to control stationary sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other harmful emissions in the nation’s history. It announced a proposed regulation

June 09, 2014 Read Full Article

DF Cast: Senators, Industry Push EPA on Biofuels

by John Davis (DomesticFuel.com)  Time is ticking down for the Environmental Protection Agency to make a decision on how much renewable fuel will be mixed into the nation’s fuel supply, and ethanol and biodiesel groups are pressing for a change

June 06, 2014 Read Full Article

New White Paper Warns of Gasoline’s Growing Health Risks

(Governors' Biofuels Coalition/Clean Fuels Development Coalition)  Gasoline exhaust is a much greater source of toxic emissions than previously reported, and lethal, ultra-fine particulates are not being adequately regulated and controlled. according to a new White Paper released here today. The paper

June 04, 2014 Read Full Article

White House Biofuels Proposal Is Baffling

by Ronnie Shows (The Hill/Congress Blog)  ... For example: when I first heard several months ago that the administration proposed making across the board cuts to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) – the federal policy that requires biofuels in our nation’s fuel

June 04, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Outlines 30% Cut in Power-Gen CO2 by 2030: What’s the Role for Carbon Capture and Use, Algae?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  EPA comes down hard on CO2, with proposed rule calling for deep emission cuts, but opts for highly-flexible, state-by-state approach.   Carbon Capture and Use not deemed a key strategy, but algae advocates aim to change

June 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Producers, Farmers Take to The Hill

by John Davis (domesticfuel.com) Biodiesel producers and farmers who raise the feedstocks for the biodiesel industry took to Capitol Hill this week, joining a group of U.S. Senate Democrats in their calls to end policy uncertainty that is hurting their industry. “The uncertainty

June 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Producer Certain Uncertainty Will End

by John Davis (domesticfuel.com) The manager of a biodiesel refinery from the Nation’s largest biodiesel producer believes the uncertainty in the green fuel’s future will disappear. I caught up with Bryan Christjansen, a general manager for Renewable Energy Group’s Albert Lea,

June 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Companies Quietly Apply Biofuel Tools to Household Products

by Stephanie Storm (The New York Times)  Consumer products containing ingredients made using an advanced form of engineering known as synthetic biology are beginning to show up more often on grocery and department store shelves. A liquid laundry detergent made by

June 02, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Funds Cook Stoves Research to Ameliorate Air Quality and Mitigate Climate Change

By Olatomiwa Bifarin* (Advanced Biofuel USA) If the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) systematic analysis study of 2010 is anything to go by, then by the time you are done reading this article about 35 people would probably be dead

May 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Using Less Corn Ethanol Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

(Environmental Working Group)  The Environmental Protection Agency’s pending proposal to cut the amount of corn ethanol that must be blended into gasoline in 2014 by 1.39 billion gallons would lower U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 3 million

May 29, 2014 Read Full Article

EPA Funds University Research on Cleaner Fuel Burning to Improve Air Quality/The World Health Organization Estimates that Cookstove Smoke Accounts for over 4 Million Premature Deaths Annually

(US Environmental Protection Agency)  Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new funding for six universities to research cleaner technologies and fuels for cooking, lighting, and heating homes that will help improve air quality and protect the health of

May 28, 2014 Read Full Article

Defusing the Cellulosic Bomb inside the Renewable Fuel Standard

by Jim Lane (Biofuel Digest)  Thought the 2014 volume debate over the Renewable Fuel Standard was tough enough?What about the ticking bomb inside the RFS — that could completely flat-line the value of cellulosic RINs and make it near impossible

May 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Fortunately, Unfortunately: Pathways and Barriers to Algae Biofuels at Scale

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Think algae biofuels are real and near? Or, think it’s a promotional scheme for attracting finance for nutraceuticals and academic bridges-to-nowhere?  The barriers might be more, or less, daunting than you think. Let’s look at

May 27, 2014 Read Full Article

When Refiners Cry Wolf, Who Will Be Fooled?

by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Industry Organization/Biofuels Digest)   EPA’s proposed rule went too far in correcting a problem largely of the refiners’ own making.  It’s in the nation’s interest to put the final RFS rule back on course. Last year, it appears

May 27, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels Forum Underscores Increased Emission Benefits from Ethanol

(25 x '25)  Ethanol’s role in the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was underscored this week in a forum of biofuel value chain partners, conservation and greenhouse gas experts organized by the 25x’25 Alliance at the request of the

May 23, 2014 Read Full Article

A Strong Voice in Indiana

by Jim Dukart (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  ... Ethanol plants in Indiana account for some 600 jobs, with an additional 4.9 jobs created for every job at an ethanol plant. The industry has pumped $1.5 billion in direct capital into the state

May 19, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuel Producers Anticipate the Greatest Impact from Proposed Changes to the RFS

(Renewable Fuels Association) Today (May 15, 2014), 33 advanced biofuel companies, led by the Advanced Ethanol Council and Biotechnology Industry Organization, sent a letter to President Barack Obama to express the industry’s concern about the proposed rule for the 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard

May 19, 2014 Read Full Article

Senators and Industry Speak Out In Favor of Biodiesel

by Jesse Stolark  (Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  With a final decision in the Renewable Volume Obligates (RVOs) expected in June, the biodiesel industry is getting increasingly vocal about the damage that regulatory uncertainty has already caused their industry.  Biodiesel

May 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Producers Hit Hard by Policy Uncertainty: Survey Finds Nearly Six in Ten Have Idled Production

(National Biodiesel Board) Policy setbacks in Washington are taking a major toll on the most successful advanced biofuel in the U.S., according to a nationwide survey of biodiesel producers released Wednesday. The survey, conducted by the National Biodiesel Board, found that nearly

May 14, 2014 Read Full Article
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