by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Florida, the Digest and BioChannel.TV released “Sustainable Fuels on Troubled Waters”, the Inside True Story of the US Navy’s Great Green Fleet — a documentary profile on the US Navy’s success in driving down
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Back TO HOMEWhite House Releases “Federal Alternative Jet Fuel Research and Development Strategy”
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a new White House report, titled “Federal Alternative Jet Fuel Research and Development Strategy,” sets out prioritized federal research and development goals and objectives to address key scientific and technical challenges that inhibit
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
It’s Time to Rethink Methane
(GNA Journal) GNA hosted its second-annual Rethink Methane Symposium on June 29-30 in Sacramento, California, which gathered more than 250 attendees to look at impediments and obstacles to harnessing the state’s substantial renewable methane feedstocks – such as dairy manure,
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Centre to Soon Initiate Process for Making Ethanol from Biomass: Gadkari
(FirstPost.com) The Centre would soon initiate measures to make ethanol out of biomass that would create "tremendous demand for farm waste", Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. A Cabinet note on making ethanol out of biomass like wheat, cotton and rice straw will
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Bloomberg Gets Duped by Anti-RFS Crowd
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Here we go again. We didn’t think it could get much worse than the Associated Press hit piece on ethanol in late 2013. But an ethanol hatchet job by Bloomberg published this week actually
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
How To Make Biofuel Policy Work
by Morteza Soleymannezhad (Forbes) ... In my opinion, RFS needs an overhaul. It should start phasing out first-generation biofuels and refocus solely on sustainable biofuels such as the ones obtained from cellulosic materials and algae. As Jeff Turrentine, culture & politics columnist at NRDC’s
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Blunder? Renewable Fuel Mandate Is Having a Negative Effect on Home Run Totals
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) Biofuel mandate was supposed to fix everything, but no one has hit over 60 home runs in the past 15 years -- I just finished reading an anti-ethanol Bloomberg editorial written by Jennifer A. Dlouhy.
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Hillary Clinton's Climate and Energy Policies, Explained
by David Roberts (Vox) ... I'm going to break this down as a series of numbered lists — not one, not two, but five lists of three: The three key facts the campaign took as starting points The three overarching goals of
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Small Fuel Retailers Push EPA to Change RFS Obligation
by Alex Guillén (Politico Morning Energy) A newly-formed group of small fuel retailers is adding to the calls for EPA to shift responsibility for complying with the Renewable Fuel Standard, which currently is the responsibility of refiners and importers. The
August 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Taxing Virtue as Sin: US Tax Rate on E85 Renewable Fuel Soars Past 100%
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The US passed a dubious and historic milestone this week. The tax rate on E85 renewable fuels now exceeds 100% in some formulations. By comparison, the tax rate on E10 renewable fuel is running at
July 28, 2016 Read Full Article
Bio Ethanol Dung Quat Closed for Unpaid Debts
(BizHub) The Bio Ethanol Dung Quat Plant was closed for defaulting on the VND1.3 trillion debt it owed the banks, the State Bank of Viet Nam's Quang Ngai Province branch said. The branch confirmed the information in its Report No. 06/BC-QNg1,
July 27, 2016 Read Full Article
This Won’t Hurt a Bit, Tell Us All about Cellulosic Sugars, Lignin: DOE’s New RFI
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, U.S. Department of Energy is seeking input from industry, academia, national laboratories and other biofuels and bioproducts stakeholders to identify existing capabilities to produce lignocellulosic sugars and lignin for use by the research
July 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Adopting a Circular Economy: The Biorefinery Concept
by Paul Hudman (Renewable Energy World) ... For many governments, part of this shift involves adopting a circular economy approach, utilising all aspects of ‘waste’ throughout the production chain. The concept of the biorefinery embraces this standard by making use of the entire
July 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Doing More (and Better) with Less: 2016 Global Agribusiness Forum Shows the Ways to Provide Food and Bioenergy, with Sustainability, for an Increasing Population
by Lais Thomaz* and Dan Quadros** (Advanced Biofuels USA) With diverse and dynamic programming involving agribusiness, food safety, nutrition, sustainability and bioenergy, the 2016 GAF achieved its mission to gather producers, companies and academia to discuss the importance of agribusiness supply
July 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Panel Recommends Options to Reduce Aviation Carbon Emissions
by Jasen Lee (KSL.com) Scientists believe that organically produced bio-fuels could be one of the answers to the environmental challenge posed by greenhouse gases emitted around the globe by the commercial aviation industry. A panel of researchers presented their findings Monday
July 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Don't Weaken Obama's Fuel Economy Standards
by Varun Sivaram (Politico/Council on Foreign Relations) When the Obama administration released its ambitious fuel economy rules for new vehicles in 2012, the economic rationale behind the standards was obvious. The price of oil hovered near $100 per barrel. With
July 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Washington State’s Proposed Clean Air Rule Ignores Biofuels’ Climate Benefits
(Renewable Fuels Association) Washington state’s proposed Clean Air Rule (CAR) fails to recognize the climate benefits associated with biofuels and in fact penalizes their use, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) told the Washington Department of Ecology in comments submitted today
July 25, 2016 Read Full Article
A4E Calls on Governments to Support the UN’s Global Scheme to Reduce Airline Carbon Emissions
(AviationBenefits.org) Coinciding with the presentation of the European Commission’s “European Strategy for Low-Emission Mobility”, A4E sets out its priorities on environmental policy. A4E calls on all governments to support the United Nations’ proposed carbon offset scheme to ensure the airline industry
July 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Angling for Ethanol
by Brian Sowers (Crappie Masters TV/ODU Magazine) ... The truth is that ethanol blends are ideal for watercraft, and companies like Kawasaki, Mercury Marine, OMC, Pleasurecraft, Tigershark, Tracker, Honda, and Yamaha all approve the use of E10 in their machines. The same
July 25, 2016 Read Full Article
All Smoke, No Fire on RFS Reform, Repeal Efforts
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) While Congress will be preoccupied with other legislative issues as it winds down this session, the RFA will continue to be on guard, hitting back at misinformation and making sure the RFS
July 25, 2016 Read Full Article
MBA Inks Deal With APEDB On Palm Biodiesel Investment, Export Potential
(Bernama) The Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) to explore palm biodiesel investment and its export potential. In a statement today, MBA said the agreement would pave the
July 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Intelligence Pack
(Renewable Waste Intelligence) Complete the form and you will receive four 30 minute presentations PLUS audio: UTILITY CASE STUDY: BUILD, OWN AND OPERATE AD by Jim Lucas, Market Development Manager, SoCal Gas CLOSING THE LOOP: REALIZING THE VALUE OF DIGESTATE
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Certifying Biofuels: Weaknesses in Recognition and Supervision of the System
(European Court of Auditors) Weaknesses in the system of certifying sustainable biofuels could undermine the basis of the EU’s 2020 targets for renewable energy in transport, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors. Under the Renewable Energy
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Issues Report on Reducing Commercial Aviation GHG Emissions
by Katie Fletcher (Biomass Magazine) The U.S. DOE’s National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently released a report dedicated to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from commercial aviation, with the focus on large single- and twin-aisle planes that transport more
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Malaysian Government to Discuss B10 Implementation with Automakers
(Biofuels International) ... The Southeast Asian country’s government wanted to introduce 10% palm oil biodiesel already in June, but the decision was delayed due to “inadequate data”, reports The Sun Daily newspaper. The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA), together with various car makers
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Forty Senators Call for Higher Biodiesel Targets in RFS
(National Biodiesel Board) Lawmakers Ask EPA to Boost Volumes in Pending Proposal -- Forty U.S. senators from across the country Thursday called on the EPA to strengthen biodiesel volumes in the pending Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) proposal. The senators emphasized that
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Bind It or Blend It: Accelerating the Renewable Jet Fuel Market
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) We would like you to consider the proposition that alcohol-to-jet fuels, known as ATJ to the 3-letter acronym enthusiasts, deserve two RINs. and two credits under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard. For cellulosic jet fuels,
July 21, 2016 Read Full Article
UK Policy Uncertainty Stalls £350m Teesside Biofuel Plant
by Chris Tighe (Financial Times) ... But almost as soon as it was finished, the UK cooled on biofuels, fretting about high carbon emissions, high cost and higher food prices as crops were diverted into fuel use. Instead, the shift to increasing
July 20, 2016 Read Full Article
BIO Submits Comments on Proposed 2017 Renewable Fuel Standards
(Biotechnology Innovation Organization) The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), on behalf of its member companies, ... submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standards for 2017, and the biomass-based diesel volume for 2018. The comments demonstrate that EPA’s
July 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Higher Ethanol Use Can Lead to 14% GHG Reduction in European Transport by 2030 - New Study
(ePURE) A new study by renowned global consultancy Ricardo Energy & Environment has found that the higher use of ethanol in Europe would contribute to a 14.1% GHG emission reduction in European transport, even after possible land use change (ILUC)
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Mitsubishi Chemical : and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service to Form Tie-up to Produce and Sell Zeolite Membranes
(4 Traders/Mitsubishi Chemical) Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service, Inc. Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC; Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroaki Ishizuka) and Mitsui Zosen Machinery & Service, Inc. (MZM; Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo;
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Empowering Farmers through Route of Ethanol
by Ajay Jha (Indian Cooperative) Believing that ethanol is a game changer, a group of ministers sat this weekend to deliberate on the production of second generation of ethanol. The meeting was attended by Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Kate Brown to Lawmakers: A Repeal of Oregon's Low-Carbon Fuels Law Is off Limits in Transportation Talks
by Hillary Borrud (The Oregonian/OregonLive) As a committee of Oregon lawmakers tours the state this summer in an effort to build support for a possible 2017 transportation-funding package, there's one topic Gov. Kate Brown asked them to avoid: a repeal
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
LePage’s Executive Order on Ethanol Is Fueled by Myths, and It’s a Win for Foreign Oil
By Rick Santorum (Americans for Energy Security and Innovation/Bangor Daily News) ... Energy security goes hand in hand with national security, and every barrel of oil we import from the Middle East and Venezuela puts more money in the pockets of
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuel Governors Tout E30
by Chris Clayton (DTN Progressive Farmer) Coalition Sees Opportunity in Higher Fuel Economy Standards -- Leaders and founders of the Governors' Biofuels Coalition see a push for higher fuel-economy standards as the next opportunity to spur more biofuels production around
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
The Energy and Job Creation Program that Works for People and the Environment
by Brent Erickson (Biotechnology Innovation Organization/Morning Consult) ... Not every lawmaker is sold on the idea of renewables, but it’s hard not to appreciate the billions of dollars of economic activity across the U.S. that has been driven by the RFS.
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Firm Eyes Expansion
by Tennessa Wild (The Western Producer) Processor developing second generation biofuel with opportunity for wider use -- Growing demand worldwide for renewable diesel fuel has Saskatchewan’s only biodiesel producer looking to expand. Milligan Biofuels Inc. produces biodiesel as well as half
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Abengoa’s Hugoton Cellulosic Ethanol Project Goes on the Block
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Missouri, Ocean Park Advisors has been retained by Abengoa Bioenergy to find a strategic partner or to complete a sale of Abengoa cellulosic ethanol plant, electricity cogeneration plant and related assets in Hugoton, Kansas. Additionally,
July 19, 2016 Read Full Article
Vehicle Rules Will Fall Short on Emissions, Fuel Savings, Agencies Say
by Alex Guillén (Politico Pro) U.S. vehicle efficiency rules won't deliver the carbon reductions or fuel savings President Barack Obama promised in his first term because cheap gasoline has set off a buying spree of gas-guzzling trucks and sport-utility vehicles,
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
UDSA GAIN Reports Address Polish, Lithuanian Ethanol Production
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Total production of bioethanol in Poland is estimated at 200,000 metric tons, according to a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s Global Agricultural Information Network. The domestic production capacity of both bioethanol
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Nearly 42,500 Comments Filed on 2017 RFS Proposal
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The comment period on the U.S. EPA’s proposed rule to set 2017 renewable volume obligations (RVOs) under the renewable fuel standard (RFS), along with 2018 RVOs for biomass-based diesel, has officially closed. According to information
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
US EPA, US DOT, California’s Air Resources Board Issue Draft Technical Assessment Report of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year 2022-2025 Cars and Light Trucks
(U.S. Department of Transportation) The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) today took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the National Program for greenhouse gas emissions
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Ministry to Meet Carmakers to Discuss Implementation of B10 Biodiesel
(The Sun Daily) The Ministry of Plantation Industries and Commodities will meet car manufacturers tomorrow to discuss the implementation of B10 biodiesel, said its minister Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong. ... It was reported that various manufacturers – BMW Malaysia, Isuzu, Toyota
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Sulfur Compounded in Ethanol Regulations
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) As the Tier 3 deadline approaches, it's important to understand the difference between EPA and ASTM treatments of the element. -- The U.S. EPA’s Tier 3 rules are not new—they were finalized two
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Trump VP Pick Draws Rave Reviews from Agriculture
by Spencer Chase (Agri Pulse) ... On the Renewable Fuel Standard, a policy that Trump supports, Pence voted in favor of the original 2005 legislation that created the program, but voted against the 2007 bill that created the current version of the RFS. ... In April of
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
“Tough Couple of Years, but Survivors Scaling”: DOE’s Bioenergy 2016 Looks Optimistically at Biofuels Future
by Ed Dodge (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, a commercialization panel said that “the biofuels industry has been through a tough couple of years, but the survivors are scaling up and bringing product to market. The panel featured some leading players
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Repeat After Me: High Octane, Low Carbon
by David VanderGriend (Urban Air Initiative/ICM/Governors' Biofuel Coalition) The signs are everywhere highlighting our product and how it can find its true value as an octane enhancer while lowering carbon emissions. Using our research at the Urban Air Initiative and in conjunction with
July 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Globalization of Ethanol Impacts US Industry
by Ryan Strickland (Alliance Marketing, Eco-Energy/Ethanol Producer Magazine) The proliferation of international ethanol trade during the past decade has been impressive to watch. The current global market for ethanol stands at 30 billion gallons, with 1.2 billion gallons trading hands overseas. It’s a
July 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Is India the Next Big Thing in the Asian Ethanol Market?
by Wei Zheng (Platts) Recently, chatter has grown increasingly loud about Indian buying interest for seaborne, imported ethanol. Apart from more business done there, there has also been a flurry of new players hoping to jump onto the bandwagon. This is reminiscent
July 17, 2016 Read Full Article
40-Plus Groups Call on Congress to End Tax Breaks for Big Oil
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) More than 40 national organizations have called on Congress to end more than a century of tax breaks for the oil industry. In a letter to U.S. legislators, a diverse coalition of environmental, veterans, labor,
July 17, 2016 Read Full Article
The New Fuel Industry Says California Should Stay the Course on Low Carbon Fuel Standard
(Yahoo! Finance/CALSTART) Nearly 60 producers and providers of clean fuels -- ranging from electricity to renewable diesel -- signed a joint letter urging state policymakers to sustain the state's low carbon fuel policy. The industry leaders say the tool is
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Bill Intro'd in Senate to Reform, Extend Tax Credit through 2019
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) A bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate to extend the $1-per-gallon biodiesel tax credit through 2019 and restructure the incentive from a blenders credit to a domestic production credit. The legislation was introduced by Sens.
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
NCC Calls for Further Reduction of 2017 Ethanol Levels
(National Chicken Council) The National Chicken Council (NCC) strongly supports efforts to create a more reasonable and sustainable approach to the nation’s biofuel fuel policy, as the compelled diversion of corn from feed to fuel continues to exact a heavy
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
ACE Submits Comments to EPA on 2017 RFS
(Fuel Marketer News) The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed blending volumes for 2017 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). ACE’s full comments can be read on the ACE website.
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Report: Simplistic Global Analyses that Blame Biofuels for Food Insecurity Mislead the Public
(Global Renewable Fuels Alliance) A new report, titled Reconciling Food Security and Bioenergy: Priorities for Action, challenges previous studies that blame biofuels for food insecurity for relying on “faulty”, “questionable” and “subjective” assumptions to reach their conclusions. Published in the journal
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Keep It in the Ground or America First?
(Diesel Technology Forum) ... One of the great benefits of the diesel platform is its capability to run on higher blends of high quality biofuels including renewable diesel fuel and biodiesel fuel. These fuels are considered advanced biofuels by the U.S.
July 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Will the Gas Bubble Burst? More Projects Struggle for GTL Finance
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Remember how natural gas was the no-brainer of all time. Gas-to-Liquids was the rage, and a gold rush of companies popped up such as Siluria Technologies, Calysta, and Mango Materials. Fuels, chems, materials and more.
July 08, 2016 Read Full Article
The Future of Freight
by Ron Kotrba (Biomass Magazine) ... “When we talk about the diesels of the future, the idea of getting to clean and near zero, it’s the ticket just to get in the door for future discussion,” Schaeffer (Allen Schaeffer, executive
July 08, 2016 Read Full Article
CropEnergies Calls for Clarity on EU Ethanol Policy, as It Restarts UK Plant
(Agrimoney) Ethanol producer CropEnergies called on the European Union to update its biofuel policy, as it brings its UK plant out of mothballs. CropEnergies, which is controlled by German sugar group Suedzucker, noted a "pleasing earnings situation" in its latest
July 08, 2016 Read Full Article
A Grand Bargain? Gov. Jerry Brown in Talks with Oil Companies about Climate Change Programs
by Chris Megerian and Melanie Mason (Los Angeles Times) Gov. Jerry Brown's administration has been talking directly with oil companies in hopes of reaching a consensus on extending California's landmark climate programs, opening a back channel with an industry the governor has harshly
July 08, 2016 Read Full Article
California Ponders Changes to Fuel Rules as Tesla Cries Foul
by John Lippert (Bloomberg) ... The rapid growth of Tesla Motors Inc. and the increasing range of other electric vehicles have the state contemplating new requirements that anger both Tesla and competitors like Honda Motor Co. They say California is changing
July 08, 2016 Read Full Article
India's Ethanol Blending to Rise to 2% in 2017 as More Local Product Available: USDA
(Platts) India's ethanol blending is projected to rise marginally from 1.9% this year to 2% in 2017, according to an annual report recently released by the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, as more domestically produced product will be
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Higher Ethanol Mix Fuels Alarm among Gas Dealers
by Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay (Times of India) ... The Centre's plans to blend 22.5% ethanol with petrol has caused alarm among petroleum dealers in the city, who fear numerous problems in the mix caused because of Kolkata's high humidity. ... Automobile expert and former NIT
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
No Surprise: RFS Missing Its Target
by Howard Gruenspecht (U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration/Iowa Farmer Today) ... Substantially increased use of biofuels can only occur if they can be used in forms other than low-percentage blends of ethanol and biodiesel that account for nearly all of
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
How Biofuels Can Help Break Up Big Oil’s Marketshare Monopoly
by Bob Dinneen (Morning Consult) ... In 2015, 14.8 billion gallons of ethanol was produced, supporting 85,967 direct jobs, while net petroleum import dependence fell to just 25 percent, and would have been 32 percent without the addition of domestically produced
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
The Navy Builds Strength by Saving Energy
by David Ignatius (The Washington Post) The week of July Fourth is a good moment to salute an unlikely champion of saving energy and switching to alternative fuels — the U.S. Navy. Once a supreme fuel-guzzler whose energy needs sometimes
July 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Darling Ingredients Inc. Hosted Biofuels Low Carbon Fuel Standard Conference Call June 7, 2016
(Darling Ingredients, Inc.) Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR) hosted a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 to present Darling's views on the biofuel industry including an up-date on the Renewable Fuel Standard mandates and Low Carbon Fuel
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
BioFutures: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Queensland’s 10-Year Bioeconomy plan
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) READ MORE
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Strike a Blow for Energy Independence this Fourth of July
by Anthony Bush (Ohio's Country Journal) ... (Imported) Flags and fireworks may not threaten our independence, but America’s reliance on foreign oil certainly does. Fortunately, there is a homegrown alternative, if we have the will to use it. This country has a
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
The Top 10 Australian Bioeconomy Stories of 2016
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) #10: Refocusing away from algae ...; #9: Export potential on the rise ...; #8: New cellulosic ethanol project in planning ...; #7: First Australian biorefinery for renewable diesel, jet fuel ...; #6: New Queensland biofuels mandate ...; #5:
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
The BioWizards of Oz: The Digest’s 2016 Special Report on Australia
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who’s running the show? Inconclusive Aussie election points to minority government, hung parliament -- ... The Australian Broadcast Commission reported that strong swings to Labor in Queensland and New South Wales and a surge for the
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
NSW Govt Gets Revved up for E10 | Exclusive
by Joshua Dowling (CarsGuide) The NSW Government is going to spend $4.5 million in taxpayer funds on an advertising campaign to convince motorists to buy more ethanol-blended E10 petrol - even though it has been scientifically proven to be less
July 05, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Provides Update of India’s Ethanol Industry
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A decline in Indian sugarcane acres during the past two growing seasons is expected to result in a decline in the country’s ethanol production in 2017, a report filed with the USDA Foreign Agricultural
July 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Boating Industry Magazine Report: "Ethanol Repair Issues Growing"
(BOAT US) "It ruins their day, their boat and their entire boating experience" -- When it comes to recreational boating and the Federal Renewable Fuel Standard’s requirement to put more corn ethanol into gasoline, those that see its negative consequences
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Renewable Biofuels Are Vital to an All-of-the-Above Energy Strategy
by William Feehery (The Hill/DuPont Industrial Biosciences) ... One of the most vital and immediate tools at our disposal in the campaign for energy independence is renewable fuel. It is the only technology that can address the de-carbonization of the
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Solve Finland's Energy Strategy
by Jouko Kyytsönen (Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (Google Translation)) Finland's energy strategy to cut emissions from transport biofuels, Minister of Economic Affairs, Olli Rehn said. -- ... According to Rehn, cost-effective ways to cut emissions trading external sector emissions can be found in traffic,
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Who Pays for our Renewable Fuel Policy? America's Wildlife
by Collin O'Mara (Fox News/National Wildlife Federation) ... The worst part is that none of this was supposed to happen. In the law, Congress defined acceptable biofuels under the mandate as those coming from crops grown on land that was in agricultural
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Can Brexit Open the Way for Talks with the European Commission on CO2 Tax?
(Svebio (Google Translation)) One of the consequences of the outcome of the British referendum and upcoming Brexit can be a rethink of the EU's way of working, not least to meet similar EU-hostile public opinion in other EU countries. The
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
High Diesel Price: FG Considers Biofuel Alternative for Farmers
by Gabriel Ewepu (Vanguard) Following the high cost of diesel, Federal Government is considering bio-diesel as an alternative source of fuel for farmers to enhance food production and supply. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbe, who
July 01, 2016 Read Full Article
Missouri Governor Signs Bill Benefiting Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) On June 24, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed S.B. 657. The new law will promote the installation of blender pumps within the state by ensuring that the liability insurance gas stations are already required
June 30, 2016 Read Full Article
LaHood: Stick with Final 54.5 mpg Standards
by Alex Guillén (Politico Pro) Former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is optimistic that auto manufacturers can meet the Obama administration's goal of lifting the nation's fuel economy standard to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. "I don't think we should deviate"
June 30, 2016 Read Full Article
2016 Billion-Ton Report Preview
(U.S. Department of Energy) Alison Goss Eng, of the U.S. Department of Energy Bioenergy Technologies Office, Tim Theiss, Laboratory Relationship Manager of the Bioenergy Technologies Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Tim Rials, Director of the Tennessee Forest Products
June 29, 2016 Read Full Article
US Biofuels Supporters Push Back against MOVES Model
by Josh Pedrick (Platts) ... "We should have included T70 as a metric in the model, it entirely changes the perception of the model," said Shon Van Hulzen, director of quality control at US ethanol producer POET, in a presentation Wednesday. T70
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Big Soy Crop No Help for U.S. Biofuel Makers Overrun by Imports
by Mario Parker (Bloomberg) Biodiesel plants idled as shipments from Asia, Argentina jump; Foreign supplies cheaper or cleaner than fuel from Midwest soy -- Makers of renewable fuels derived from the vast soybean fields across the American Midwest can’t seem to
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
California's Climate Change Agency Just Approved a $500 Million Plan — But There's No Money for It
by Liam Dillon (Los Angeles Times) ... Money to fund these efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions comes from the state’s cap-and-trade program, which requires businesses such as oil refineries and manufacturers to buy permits based on how much they pollute. But the cap-and-trade
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
NRDC Releases 2016 Aviation Biofuel Scorecard
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) The National Resources Defense Council has released its 2016 Aviation Biofuel Scorecard, which rates airlines on the sourcing and use of biofuels. The scorecard is now in its third year. According to the NDRC, 29 airlines
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
Consumer Perception, High Octane Keys to #Ethanol’s Future
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Senior Vice President for the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Geoff Cooper participated in the panel discussion “Pathways to Fully Realizing the Bold Promise of the Broader Biofuels Industry,” during this year’s Fuel Ethanol Workshop. Chuck Zimmerman
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
European Parliament Calls for Improved Policies for High GHG Saving Biofuels Post-2020
(ePURE) The European Parliament has adopted an own-initiative a report on the European Commission’s 2015 Renewable Energy Progress report. The European renewable ethanol association (ePURE) welcomes the Parliament’s call on the Commission to ensure the full implementation of the 2020 Renewable Energy Directive
June 27, 2016 Read Full Article
MOU Signed to Use B20 Biodiesel in Heavy Trucks
(Thai Visa) The Department of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangchak Petroleum Plc and three transportation and logistics operators to use B20 biodiesel in their vehicles. According to Energy Minister Gen. Anantaporn Kanjanarat, this
June 24, 2016 Read Full Article
Brexit: What Does It Mean for the Advanced Bioeconomy?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the UK, the British people voted to exit the European Union in a historic vote which was announced in the early Friday hours. Following the vote, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said he would
June 24, 2016 Read Full Article
A Disappearing Non-Renewable Carbon User Fee
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA/BiofuelNet Canada) If we are serious about reducing Climate Change caused by Greenhouse Gases (GHG), then we need serious action. First, include the price of Greenhouse Gas effects in the non-renewable portion of fuels and
June 23, 2016 Read Full Article
A Smart Tax: Pricing Oil for a Safe Climate
by Deborah Gordon, Jessica Tuchman Mathews (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) Because of the growing chemical and geological diversity of the new oils, the lack of alternative liquid fuels for transportation, and the size and global scope of oil production
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Letters to Editor: Clearing the Air on Ethanol
by Bob Dinneen (Richmond Times-Dispatch) ... Joe Geiger’s recent Business Principles 101 column on business fads contained a number of fundamental inaccuracies related to the U.S. ethanol industry. As the saying goes, people are entitled to their own opinion, but
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA Pushing Outdated, Costly Ethanol Fuel
by Ryan Rowden (Missouri Petroleum Council/Kansas City Star) ... It’s good to be the world’s leading oil and natural gas producer. But an obsolete law passed before the U.S. energy resurgence could interfere. ... The problem could be even worse in Missouri if
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
@EthanolRFA: API Pushing the Same Push Poll
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Yesterday the American Petroleum Institute (API) unveiled new anti-ethanol results from its May Harris Poll. Bob Dinneen, president and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), said of the poll, “API, an oil trade group which
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Congressmen Seek E15 Reprieve from EPA Following National Marine Manufacturers Association Lobbying
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, following a lobbying push by the National Marine Manufacturers Association, 45 congressmen have sent a letter to the EPA administrator voicing concerns about the 2016 blending mandate under the Renewable Fuel Standard and
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
RFS Policy Instability Continues to Chill Investment in Advanced Biofuels, BIO Says
(Biotechnology Innovation Organization) EPA’s new methodology for setting annual Renewable Fuel Standards continues to chill investment in advanced biofuels, the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) finds in a new analysis released today. Investment patterns clearly demonstrate that EPA is sending a
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Psst! Heard on the Floor at the International Bioenergy Conference
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The eyes of the world might well be on tiny Prince George, British Columbia these days — because that is the proposed site of Canfor’s commercial-scale biofuels and chemicals project. The success of such a
June 22, 2016 Read Full Article
No One's Buying Mike Baird's Ethanol Folly
by Joe Aston (Financial Review) This is so out of character for the country's best and truest politician, but NSW Premier Mike Baird is apparently blind to one simple fact: his government's insistence on broadening the state's ethanol mandate is a path
June 21, 2016 Read Full Article
Brazil Sets up Working Group to Study Higher Biodiesel Blends
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Brazil, the Ministry of Mines and Energy has created a working group to study and monitor opportunities to expand the biodiesel blending mandate, currently at 7%. The announcement was published in the federal gazette
June 21, 2016 Read Full Article
The Problem and Promise of Ethanol
by Art Cullen (Storm Lake Times) ... So how can we produce ethanol sustainably — that is, a scheme under which farmers can make money without releasing nitrate to the river and help power America while emitting less carbon? First, the federal
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
A Gift to the Next Generation
by Chris Soules (The Courier) ... The RFS is one law nearly every farmer knows. It requires oil companies to offer consumers clean, renewable choices at the gasoline pump, including blends of homegrown ethanol produced from agricultural products. For family
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Persuading Governments to Adopt Global Carbon Scheme Would Be One of IATA's Greatest Achievements, Says Walsh
(GreenAir Online) he new Chairman of IATA’s Board of Directors and CEO of International Airlines Group, Willie Walsh, told the media at the conclusion of last week’s AGM in Dublin that he was of “the firm belief” ICAO states will
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Sufficient Supply of High Quality Carbon Credits and Sustainable Fuels to Meet Aviation CO2 Goals, Finds Study
(GreenAir Online) A study commissioned by WWF finds airlines could meet most of their carbon-neutral growth (CNG) requirements during the 2020-2035 period even if they focus on buying carbon credits for which there is both a high confidence in greenhouse
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
ePURE Launches Policy Roadmap for Decarbonizing Transport to 2030
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In the EU, ePURE launched its Policy Roadmap for decarbonizing transport to 2030. Ahead of the European Commission’s publication of a Communication to decarbonize transport post- 2020, epure said that the Commission should propose clear,
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Secretary of the Navy Visits USS Mason for Biofuel RAS
by Janweb B. Lagazo (US Navy, USS Mason) Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, along with Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy Joseph M. Bryan and Chief of the Italian Navy Adm. Guiseppe De Giorgi, visited guided-missile destroyer
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
Missing a Turn on the Road to a Billion Tons
by Corinne Young and Michele Jalbert (re:chem/Biofuels Digest) A Billion Ton Bioeconomy. For those of us who have worked in this space for the last decade, the US government’s aspiration to grow the sector to such size and scope is music
June 20, 2016 Read Full Article
The Annual Battle for Renewables
by Bob Dinneen (The Hill) ... It’s worth recalling why a bipartisan coalition of policymakers, including President George W. Bush, worked together in 2007 to expand the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), which requires oil companies to make increasing amounts of biofuel
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Letter: Ethanol: Dream big
by Orrie Swayze (Argus Leader) ... Let’s revive S.D.’s leadership for big vision, good business policies by putting state-owned non-flex fuel vehicles on E30 and utilize remaining pipeline tax revenues assuring all S.D. auto owners’ access to lower cost ethanol’s premium
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Local Officials Meet with Grassley in Washington, D.C.
by Austin Harrington (Ames Tribune) ... During the trip, Culhane (Dan Culhane, president and CEO of the Ames Chamber of Commerce and the Ames Economic Development Commission) and the other members of the delegation had a meeting that lasted nearly a
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Why Airbus Wants Slime from Green Algae to Fuel Its Planes
by Ben Rosen (Christian Science Monitor) Algae grows faster and produces higher energy yields than other plants, but is much more expensive to turn into fuel than traditional petroleum byproducts. -- ... Airbus researchers are growing algae for biofuel
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Coupling Efficient Vehicles with Renewable Energy
by Brigitte Buchmann, Christian Bach (Phys.Org) Newly registered private cars must meet certain defined CO2 emission standards, and these are expected to be made more stringent in the forthcoming revision of the national regulations, in parallel with similar EU legislation.
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
U.S. Navy 'Green Fleet' Fills up with Italian-Made Biofuel
by Steve Scherer (Reuters) A U.S. warship took its first delivery of Italian-made biofuel on Thursday as part of the Navy's program to use more alternative energy. The USS Mason was refueled alongside an Italian vessel, the Andrea Doria, in the
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Helping Tell Ethanol’s Real Story
by Dave VanderGriend (ICM, Inc./Urban Air Institute/Ethanol Producer Magazine) In the world of ethanol, we need to get people smarter and "coach up" the public, media and policymakers as to the real story about our product. -- ... In our world
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Controversy as B10 Biodiesel Goes on Sale in Malaysia – MAA Says May Cause Engine Damage, MBA Says No
by Mohan K Ramanujam (paultan.org) ... In response to the implementation of B10 biodiesel for the transportation sector, the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) sent a letter to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), claiming the usage of biodiesel in
June 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Vital to Decarbonising the EU’s Road Transport
by Robert White (ePure/EurActiv) The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones – it ended because we found better alternatives. The same must become of the Oil Age, if we are to fulfil our COP21 commitments,
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
High Octane, Low Carb #Biofuels Better for Fuel Economy
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, is leading an effort to ensure that high octane, low carbon fuels are part of EPA’s midterm evaluation of the progress of federal fuel economy standards. Daschle was the
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Industry Looks to Meet Strong Demand, Emission Needs
by Bill Tiedje (Iowa Farmer Today) ... Most ethanol plants have been paid off and can now manage production to meet needs; however, if a plant slows output to match decreased demand, production efficiencies also decrease, he said. Record gasoline demand Driving
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
NFU Calls on Lawmakers to Stop Undermining #Biofuels
by Joanna Schroeder (Energy.AgWired.com) ... The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on legislators to stop undermining national security and adopt the benefits of advanced biofuels. “... The recurring attempts to quietly neutralize biofuels through the defense appropriations process are disappointing,” said NFU
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
RFS Supporters Say Biofuel Is ‘Nuanced’ Issue
by Gene Lucht (Iowa Farmer Today) ... What happens in 2022 is that Congress stops setting annual levels of renewable fuel usage, but the actual law does not expire. It would take an act of Congress to make it go away,
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Eric Branstad to Lead Trump's Presidential Campaign in Iowa
by Jason Noble (Des Moines Register) Eric Branstad, the son of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and an advocate for Iowa’s renewable fuels industry, will serve as the Iowa state director for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. The news was confirmed
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
When the Wind Blows: Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Gas Fields and Impacted Communities
(Coming Clean) When the Wind Blows: Tracking Toxic Chemicals in Gas Fields and Impacted Communities is a report documenting Coming Clean’s collaborative, community-based research project to monitor toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in gas fields in rural Pavillion, Wyoming and
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
EPA: E15 Keeps Growing in the US, but Not Fast Enough to Raise Mandates
(Biofuels International) Government and industry investment in new equipment will dramatically increase access to higher-ethanol blends but not fast enough to raise mandates to use the fuel next year, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Grants supporting the installation
June 16, 2016 Read Full Article
REN21 Report Shows Global Increase in Ethanol Production
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) REN21 recently published its annual overview on the state of renewable energy, reporting 2015 was a record year for renewable energy installations. Renewable power and renewable heat both increased, along with renewables used in
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Realities of the Market
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) EPA's proposed rule reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the RFS's purpose, which was designed to change the realities of the market and the way oil companies do business, and to spur investment
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Power Plants Are No Longer America’s Biggest Climate Problem. Transportation Is.
by Brad Plumer (Vox) A new energy era is upon us: For the first time since 1979, America’s cars, trucks, and airplanes emit more carbon dioxide than its power plants do. ... The story here is that the United States has made
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Grain Body Confident Australian Growers Will Comply with New Restrictions on EU Biofuel Production
by Clint Jasper (ABC Rural) A leading agricultural economist is confident Australian canola growers will meet the European Union's (EU) strict new environmental rules for importing feed stocks for biofuel production. Anywhere between 40 to 90 per cent of canola is
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Reconciling Food Security and Bioenergy: Priorities for Action
by Keith L. Kline, Siwa Msangi, Virginia H. Dale, Jeremy Woods, Glaucia M. Souza, Patricia Osseweijer, Joy S. Clancy, Jorge A. Hilbert, Francis X. Johnson, Patrick C. McDonnell, Harriet K. Mugera (Global Change Biology: Bioenergy) ... Understanding the nexus of food security, bioenergy sustainability, and resource management facilitates achievement of the 2030
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Expanding the Bioeconomy: The Digest’s Multi-Slide Guide to Using the Billion Ton Report
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) This analysis was presented by Jonny Rogers at ABLC Feedstocks 2016, and is the result of is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy, Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), National Laboratories, and various Agency
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Why is ATJ Renewable Jet Fuel Rockin’ It?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... There are many pathways from biomass to jet — right now, the hottest is ATJ, or alcohol to jet. In the case of Gevo, they want to convert first-gen ethanol projects to making isobutanol,
June 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Sustainability Criteria for Transport Biofuels Need Improvements
(Science Daily/Technical Research Centre of Finland) In its Renewable Energy Directive, the European Union has set a 10% goal for the use of renewable energy in transport by 2020. Only biofuels meeting certain sustainability criteria are included in the renewable
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
New CEO of Petrobras Has Good News for Brazil’s Ethanol Makers
by Fabiana Batista (Bloomberg) Parente signals end of government-subsidized gasoline prices; Higher gasoline costs likely to spark demand for biofuel -- ... Pedro Parente, who was sworn in as the head of Brazil’s state-owned oil producer this month, has made clear that the
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Govt Moves to Revive Plan to Make Biodiesel
(Katmandu Post) The government has formed a committee to study the possibility of making biodiesel from jatropha seeds. Jatropha oil, which is extracted from the seeds of the plant known locally as sajiban or kadam, is superior to other oils. The
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
DOE Requests Information on Revolutionary Biomass Supply Systems Supporting a Billion-Ton Bioeconomy Vision
(U.S. Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE’s) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) Feedstock Supply and Logistics Program is responsible for developing technologies to support Advanced Feedstock Supply Systems (AFSS) that
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
A Biomass to Sugar Value Chain: The Digest’s 8-Slide Guide to Canada’s Sarnia Biocluster
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) "How much value is in the entire value chain, going from stover in the field to all the products?" asked Sandy Marshall, chairman, Bioindustrial Innovation Canada. His question opened his description of the birth of
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Can Saudi Arabia Pivot Away from Oil? A Powerful Prince Brings His Pitch to America.
by Brian Murphy (The Washington Post) ... When Saudi Arabia’s deputy crown prince, Mohammad bin Salman, begins meetings this week in Washington and New York, he will be pitching an audacious idea: How the kingdom wants to reinvent its economy
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Valero Presses EPA for RFS Change
(Argus Media) US Environmental Protection Agency administrators should shift the burden of US biofuel blending mandates closer to retail stations, US independent refiner Valero said today. The company, one of the largest US producers of both gasoline and ethanol, petitioned EPA
June 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Connecting the Dots
by David VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM Inc./Urban Air Initiative) ... We’ve learned that we can reduce harmful emissions by replacing toxic compounds in gasoline with clean burning ethanol, which improves air quality and protects public health. We can do so
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
World Leaders Must Get on Biofuels Page
by Bliss Baker (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ ) ... It is estimated that the transportation sector produces 25 to 30 percent of the world’s GHG emissions, making it a key focus for policies aimed at reducing global emissions. If serious action is to
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
You’re Not the Boss of Me
by Ron Lamberty (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine) ... To oversimplify, ethanol’s opponents have gained support by defining ethanol as a fuel people are being forced to use. It is not coincidental that big oil and its politicians to use
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Boeing in Europe: Supporting Development and Commercialisation of Sustainable Aviation Biofuels
(Boeing/EurActiv) Boeing is encouraging regulators to create a strong policy framework to advance sustainable aviation biofuels. 2016 is Boeing’s centennial year: in the past century we have united the world through more efficient air travel and pioneered the outer reaches of
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
Designing Tomorrow’s Fuels for Tomorrow’s Engines: DOE’s Co-Optima
(Environmental and Energy Study Institute) Between June 6 and 10, the Department of Energy (DOE) held its Annual Merit Review (AMR) in Washington D.C. At the meeting, over 350 national lab activities were evaluated within the Vehicle and Fuel Cell
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Are Ethanol Opponents Sniffing Glue? Something Is Making Them Dizzy!
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... In preparation for this hearing and EPA process, a group called American Council For Capital Formation (an oil industry lobby shill group) commissioned a report from Dr. Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, Research Professor,
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Has Shifting to Renewable Energy Become 'Irreversible'?
by Jonathan H Harsch (Agri-Pulse) ... At the heart of the battle is whether it makes sense to transition from fossil fuels to renewables like biofuels, wind, and solar energy. At issue is the choice between steering new investment into renewables as
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
Republican Biofuel Advocate Detours to Run for Congress
by Tiffany Stecker (E&E Publishing) ... (Denise) Gitsham, 39, is running for Congress against a strong backer of advanced biofuels, Rep. Scott Peters (D), in California's 52nd District. She narrowly made second place in California's primary Tuesday night to become the Republican
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
ADM, Biofuel Supporters Say EPA Underestimates Use of Higher-Ethanol Fuels
by Chris Prentice (Reuters) Archer Daniels Midland Co and other supporters of biofuels on Thursday said U.S. regulators grossly underestimated the amount of higher-ethanol fuel blends at pumps when requirements for next year's use of renewables were proposed. The comments came
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
B10 and B7 Biodiesel Programmes to Benefit Smallholders
(Borneo Post) The implementation of the biodiesel 10 per cent blend (B10) programme for the transportation sector and the biodiesel seven per cent blend (B7) programme for the industrial sector will benefit smallholders, the Malaysian Biodiesel Association (MBA) said. ... MBA in
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
EU Court Ruling on Ethanol Duties Creates Question for Both US, European Markets
(Platts) The EU General Court's decision to invalidate a country-wide antidumping duty for ethanol imports from the US on June 9 left markets on both sides of the Atlantic pondering its implications. Tim Worledge, Platts editorial director for agriculture, and
June 10, 2016 Read Full Article
What Lies Ahead for European Biofuels in a Post-2020 World?
by Tim Worledge and Caroline Knight (Platts) European legislation lays out requirements for renewable energy in road transport up until 2020 but following this, the future is less clear. Tim Worledge, global editorial director for agriculture and Caroline Knight, European biofuels
June 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Industry Blasts EPA 'Hogwash'
by John Siciliano (Washington Examiner) The ethanol industry will lay into the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday for proposing a 2017 renewable fuel standard that it says is based on oil industry "hogwash." The industry also will threaten continued litigation if
June 09, 2016 Read Full Article
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