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IEA: ‘The Cost of Fossil Fuels to an Economy Is Not Reduced by Subsidies; It Is Just Redistributed’

by Katherine Tweed (GreenTechMedia)  Global subsidies for fossil fuels totaled nearly $550 billion in 2013. Countries around the globe have committed to reducing subsidies for fossil fuels, primarily oil and gas. But that commitment is not being put into practice quickly

November 14, 2014 Read Full Article

EU Transport: Emission Savings of Biofuels 80% Better than Thought, New Calculations Show

(Ecofys)  European calculation rules substantially underestimate the climate benefit of biofuels in the transport sector. Their greenhouse gas emissions should be compared with the emissions of the fossil fuels that they replace in the market. These ‘marginally’ replaced fossil fuels

November 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Set up Biofuel Fund, Government Urged

by Kennedy Mupeseni (Times of Zambia)  An energy expert has said Government should establish a low interest-rates biofuel fund to be accessed by Zambians for various operations in biofuel value chains.  Biofuel Association of Zambia (BAZ) chairperson Thomson Sinkala said Government

November 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels’ Beltway Crusader

by Tim Portz (Biomass Magazine)  Mike McAdams discusses work on Capitol Hill, founding of the Advanced Biofuels Association and the importance of engaging in the ongoing public debate about renewable fuels. “We’re the people you hire to protect you from the

November 13, 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

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

Energy Department Announces New Investments in Gasification Research

(U.S. Department of Energy)  Today, as part of the Administration’s all-of-the-above energy approach, the Department of Energy has selected four projects to receive funding for next-generation gasification systems that also reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions. Awardees will receive approximately $16

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

E85 Sales Have Room for Growth… If Certain Conditions Exist

(MarketWatch/Fuels Institute)  There are opportunities to grow the E85 market — but only if prices remain significantly below those of regular grade gasoline and the automobile industry continues to produce flex-fuel vehicles at historic rates, according to a new report

November 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Growth Energy Submits Comments to Washington State on LCFS Draft Report

(Growth Energy)  Today, Growth Energy submitted initial comments to the state of Washington on their draft report regarding the potential implementation of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). Growth Energy’s comments outline how an implementation of a LCFS could potentially

November 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Verticality: A Key Factor in the Food x Fuel Issue

by Al Costa (Global Biobusiness)   ...To this end, it becomes increasingly clear that "verticality" is a key issue. This means crops which occupy little space horizontally and as much space vertically. After all, a crop is free to be

November 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Rich Countries Subsidising Oil, Gas and Coal Companies by $88bn a Year

(The Guardian) US, UK, Australia giving tax breaks to explore new reserves despite climate advice that fossil fuels should be left buried Rich countries are subsidising oil, gas and coal companies by about $88bn (£55.4bn) a year to explore for new reserves,

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

California Soliciting Comments on LCFS Rule Overhaul

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS) is being overhauled, and the California Air Resources Board (ARB) is requesting input during the rulemaking comment period by November 17th. Two of the issues most important

November 10, 2014 Read Full Article

The Inside Story of Renewable Energy Group, as CEO Dan Oh Visits with The Digest

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... In many ways, REG is the entire industrial biotech business in a nutshell. They’re fermentation (through REG Life Sciences), and thermocatalytic (through REG Geismar and their extensive biodiesel business). They use both sugars and

November 10, 2014 Read Full Article

Possible Actions on Renewable Energy & Fuels in the 114th Congress

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  ... In early 2014, (Senator James M.) Inhofe (R-OK) expressed interest in repealing the RFS, and instead focus on expansion of domestic oil and gas drilling.  Inhofe wrote that the RFS should be repealed, “allow[ing] ethanol

November 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Government to Promote Alternative Fuels and Hybrid Engines

(Business Standard)  Speaking during the Conference on Biofuel 2014 here today, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Godkari said that his Government would take all efforts to remove hurdles in the increased production and usage of biofuels

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Roussef Re-Elected: How It Impacts the Ethanol Sector in Brazil

by Laís Thomaz* (Advanced Biofuels USA)  The final round of the Brazil election happened on October 26th, 2015, and Dilma Roussef, from the Workers Party (PT), was re-elected with 51.4% of the votes. This election was full of unexpected events

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

Will Ethanol Ride the GOP Wave?

by Daniel Looker (Agriculture.com)  ... Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy, another ethanol group, agrees that “biofuels policy is bipartisan and always has been.”  But he also looks for more pressure on ethanol in the Senate – not from new

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

The 2014 US Midterm Elections: How the Advanced Bioeconomy Industry Saw It

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Here are the highlights of industry association reaction to the US Midterms, in which US voters turned sharply right and handed control of the Senate and House to the Republican Party. ... Iowa Senator-elect Joni Ernst, South Dakota

November 06, 2014 Read Full Article

California Air Resources Board (ARB) Overhauls Low Carbon Fuel Standard

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is in the midst of an overhaul of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).  Two of the issues most important to the low carbon fuels industry are the carbon intensity curve and cost containment

November 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Toxic Chemicals in Gasoline Are Killing Americans

by Larry Pearce (The Hill)  In 1990, Congress passed the Clean Air Act Amendments and directed the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reduce the dangerous chemical additives in gasoline. Today, 24 years later, this law has yet to be enforced

November 05, 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

Biofuels Remain an Important and Growing Sector for Developing Countries, New UNCTAD Report Says

(United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)  The report entitled: "The State of the Biofuels Market: Regulatory, Trade and Development Perspectives" offers a comprehensive snapshot of today's biofuels market and how it contributes to enhancing access to renewable energy sources

November 05, 2014 Read Full Article

Conservative Swing! Udall, Hagan Fall as US Republicans Take Control of the US Senate

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... The most prominent casualties of the night, in terms of the Advanced Bioeconomy, were Democrats Mark Udall of Colorado and Kay Hagen of North Carolina, whose crucial support in 2012 saved the Navy’s biofuels

November 05, 2014 Read Full Article

EIA Reports Ethanol Use Has Lowered Gasoline’s Energy Content – Only Half of the Story

(Environmental and Energy Study Institute)  On October 27, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported that the use of ten percent ethanol in the gasoline supply has lowered gasoline energy’s content by three percent in a 20 year period.  According to

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

EU: Reducing the Carbon Content of Transport Fuels

(Balkans News)  The European Commission has adopted a proposal to implement existing obligations in the 2009 amendment of the Fuel Quality Directive. Article 7a of the Fuel Quality Directive obliges suppliers to reduce by 6% the life cycle greenhouse gas

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

API Says Extending Domestic Fuel Supply Lowers Consumer Gas Prices—Who Knew!?

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association) Add another file to the Big Oil hypocrisy dossier.    Yesterday (October 30, 2014), the American Petroleum Institute (API) released a study arguing that the fracking boom has led to dramatically lower prices for

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Advocate Wants to Keep His Issue on the Front Burner

by David Fondler (Pioneer Press/TwinCities.com)  To Randall Doyal, ethanol seems like a no-brainer: a renewable, domestically produced automotive fuel that reduces the need for imported oil; that burns clean, reducing harmful greenhouse gases and pollution; that boosts farmers and rural economies

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

4 Minutes With…Susan Pond, Program Leader, Alternative Transport Fuels Initiative, University of Sydney

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Within the next 12 months, I want to see Australia develop strategic policies aimed at: reducing its almost exclusive reliance on imported, liquid fossil fuels for transport energy; mitigating the annual addition of large quantities

November 03, 2014 Read Full Article

EU Leaders Slow further Decarbonisation of the Transport Sector from UFOP: Sustainability Certification a Discontinued Model?

(UFOP/Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen)  Without a continuation of binding for all Member States targets of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector, the Union fears for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) to phase out

November 03, 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

Italy to Require Advanced Biofuels in Gasoline and Diesel

by Louise Downing (Bloomberg BusinessWeek)  Italy today became the first member of the European Union to mandate the use of renewable fuel made from inedible crops.   The law requires that gasoline and diesel contain at least 1.2 percent advanced biofuel,

October 31, 2014 Read Full Article

ANALYSIS: Impact of Coming Brazilian Gasoline Price Rise on Ethanol to Be Minimal

by Beatriz Pupo, Alessandra Rosete (Platts) An increase in Brazil's subsidized gasoline prices by state-owned oil company Petrobras is understood to be getting ever closer. And the company's board of directors will meet Friday to again discuss the matter, but there are

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

Study Finds a Carbon Gap of 220 Million Tonnes in 2023 Will Require Offsetting by the Airline Industry

(GreenAir Online) Even with improvements in aircraft technology, airline efficiencies and operational improvements, together with the introduction of biofuels, there will be a sizeable carbon gap between commercial aviation forecasts and industry targets by 2023, according to a study by consultancy

October 31, 2014 Read Full Article

A Low Carbon Fuel Standard in Washington State: Revised Analysis with Updated Assumptions

(Life Cycle Associates, LLC for the Washington State Office of Financial Management)  ... Governor Inslee’s Executive Order 14-04, directed the Office of Financial Management (OFM) to commission an update to the earlier analysis to reassess the impacts of an LCFS with

October 31, 2014 Read Full Article

Specific actions for the Transport Sector in the EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework

(EBB-EU.org)   ...(T)he undersigned associations and companies representing all the steps of the EU biofuels chain would like to underline the following points: • The EU transport sector, being largely dependent on fossil fuels and on massive fuel and crude oil

October 30, 2014 Read Full Article

What the Candidates Say: Sen. Al Franken, Mike McFadden, Rep. Collin Peterson, etc.

(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) With the mid-term elections around the corner, we asked several candidates running for office their views on biofuels. The candidates were selected on their current committee positions at the federal and state level. Considering the fact that

October 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Fuels America Debuts Campaign for RFS Supporters Facing Reelection

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In the US, Fuels America has launched a six-figure TV and radio campaign in Minnesota, Michigan, and Nebraska thanking American renewable fuels champions Sen. Al Franken, Rep. Collin Peterson, Rep. Lee Terry and Rep. Gary

October 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Five Things to Know about Biorefinery Investments

by Alicia Moulton (U.S. Department of Energy)  ... These cellulosic ethanol plants managed by Abengoa, POET-DSM, and INEOS are three of the fifteen active integrated biorefinery projects under the Energy Department’s Bioenergy Technologies Office. Also, three new companies were awarded contracts

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

Biofuels Help Boost Sustainable Transport and Support Rural Development in Africa: GRFA

(Renewable Fuels Association)  Today, as the first African Sustainable Transport Forum gets under way in Nairobi, Kenya, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) called on forum attendees to adopt biofuels friendly policies and regulations that would kick-start the increased use

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

South Africa's Ethanol Industry Is 'Far Behind and So Small'

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  An ethanol association is working hard to grow the ethanol industry in South Africa and nearby countries. Right now, an association staff member said, the industry feels very small and far behind the U.S.

October 28, 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

Voters Give a Strong "Yes!" to Biodiesel Policy

(National Biodiesel Board)  Policies supporting biodiesel production would win a resounding vote of confidence if they were on the ballot in next week’s elections, according to a nationwide survey released Tuesday. Three out of four voters (75 percent) support a tax

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

Court Rejects Challenge to EPA E15 Regulation

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  On Oct. 21, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia denied a petition of review filed by the American Petroleum Institute and other groups challenging the E15 misfueling mitigation rule published

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

Four Freedoms for the 21st Century

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Over the past year we have seen some remarkable developments in the sector, starting right here in Alberta with the completion and opening of the Enerkem advanced biofuels plant in Edmonton. And, in Italy,

October 24, 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

4 Minutes With…Joost Dubois, Director Branding & Communications, Bio-based Products, DSM

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...  I am responsible for developing the communication & branding approach to ensure delivery of DSM’s messages on the bio-renewable age to all internal & external stakeholders, including marketing communications and external affairs management. The

October 20, 2014 Read Full Article

RFA Hammers CARB on ILUC Analysis

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)   Renewable Fuels Association’s (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen has submitted a letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) where he expresses concern over their analysis of indirect land use (ILUC). He writes, “serious

October 17, 2014 Read Full Article

CPO Biodiesel to Help Lower State Expenditure by US$2.43 bln

by Kamis (AntaraNews.com)  The use of crude palm oil (CPO) as biodiesel fuel can reduce the state expenditure by US$2.43 billion, according to the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin). "The state expenditure could be economized by using CPO as

October 17, 2014 Read Full Article

DuPont, Ethanol Europe Renewables Ink Pact for Cellulosic Ethanol in Macedonia

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Macedonian government joins as signatory for MOU. 100 million liter cellulosic refinery could start construction in 2016. ... (N)ews arrives from Skopje, Macedonia that the Republic of Macedonia today joined a MOU to facilitate the development of

October 17, 2014 Read Full Article

GranBio Planing Second Brazil Site for Cellulosic Ethanol

by Vanessa Dezem and Gerson Freitas Jr. (Bloomberg)  GranBio Investimentos SA, the Brazilian biotechnology company that opened the southern hemisphere’s first cellulosic ethanol plant last month, is close to announcing a partner for its second facility. The new plant will be comparable

October 16, 2014 Read Full Article

Tips for Biofuel Investment In Turbulent Times

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  ... Insights were given by Mike Jerke, CEO, Guardian Energy Management LLC; Brian Kletscher, CEO/General Manager, Highwater Ethanol; and Randall Doyal, CEO/General Manager, AL-Corn Clean Fuel who all run currently operating ethanol production facilities. While each

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

Use of Advanced Biofuels in Petrol Made Compulsory in Italy

(The Green Optimistic)  Advanced biofuels will have to make up 0.6% of all types of petrol and diesel used to power cars and trucks in Italy as of 2018. With this new regulation, the country becomes the first in Europe

October 16, 2014 Read Full Article

California Low Carbon Fuels Coalition to Launch Amidst Recent Policy Losses

by Isabel Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the Low Carbon Fuels Coalition will be launching to obtain continuous funding for the low carbon fuels industry through California legislation until 2016. The target legislation would establish multiple programs including rotating loans, funding

October 15, 2014 Read Full Article

ePURE Calls for Long-Term Policy Support of Biobased Economy

(ePURE/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Brussels--On the occasion of a high-level Policy Conference in Brussels, ePURE is calling for European policy makers to introduce a long-term policy framework to support the broadening of Europe’s network of biorefineries by 2030. Such a framework would

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

Where Are We with Algae Biofuels? Parts 1 and 2

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  The state of R&D so far. 4 NAABB advances  have brought the cost of algae biocrude oil down to $7.50 per gallon.  3 roadblocks remain between today’s cost and $3.00.  In our two-part series, we look first

October 14, 2014 Read Full Article

New Report Sheds Light on the Old "Food Vs. Fuel" Bioenergy Debate

by Jennifer Runyon (RenewableEnergyWorld.com) There was never any conflict between using corn for food or for ethanol since corn growers send most of their product to animal feedlots. That product isn’t even meant for human consumption anyway. It was an abundant year

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

4 Minutes With…Chris Groobey, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  ... Our energy practice focuses solely on renewable and other advanced forms of energy, including fuels and chemicals. ... We in this industry absolutely must finance and complete a handful of successful projects in the very near

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

LowCVP Collaborates with DfT to Establish Task Force to Determine Future of Energy for UK Transport

(Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership)  Building on the LowCVP's recent studies on fuels decarbonisation a new Transport Energy Task Force has been established. The Task Force will help the Government to examine and formulate options for meeting the 2020 RED renewable transport fuel

October 03, 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

Genscape Suggests 75 Million Xellulosic RINs Possible in 2014

by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Cellulosic ethanol production could contribute up to 9 million cellulosic D3 renewable identification numbers (RINs) in 2014, if active plants achieve full capacity in the last four months of the year, suggests a

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

U.S. Biodiesel Industry Challenges EU Trade Barriers

(National Biodiesel Board)  The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) on Tuesday filed comments with the European Commission challenging unfair trade duties that have blocked U.S. biodiesel from being exported to Europe since 2009. NBB urged the commission to allow duties on U.S.

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels Make Record Contributions to UK Energy

(The Crop Site)  UK - The Government’s quarterly Energy Trends publication reveals a record contribution from bioenergy for keeping the lights on and our cars moving whilst reducing greenhouse gas emissions. ... Over the same period, sustainable biofuels such as biodiesel and

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

Governors urging Obama Administration on RFS: Protect Consumer Choice, Jobs, and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and Iowa Governor Terry Branstad, chairman and vice chairman of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, sent a letter urging the Obama Administration to ensure the development of domestically produced renewable fuels by amending

October 02, 2014 Read Full Article

DE-FOA-0001211: Transportation Energy Resources from Renewable Agriculture (TERRA)

(US Department of Energy)  There is an urgent need to accelerate energy crop development for the production of renewable transportation fuels from biomass. Recent technological advancements have now made it possible to extract massive volumes of genetic, physiological, and environmental

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

Fuel Standard Good for US’s Economic Engine

by Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) (The Hill)  Imagine a future where America controls its own energy destiny — a future in which we stop spending $1 billion per day on foreign oil and start investing those funds to rebuild our

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Slashes GHG Emissions

by Bliss Baker  (Global Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  In advance of important climate change meetings set for Septemeber, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance sent an open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, outlining ethanol's power to reduce GHG emissions,

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

It’s Not Me, It’s You

by Ron Lamberty (American Coalition for Ethanol/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Rather than creating programs to convince retailers to sell higher blends of ethanol, the industry should talk to fuel retailers and create programs that address what marketers really need, writes Ron

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Capturing the California 'Golden Gallon'

by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Biodiesel produced from corn distillers oil (CDO) is assigned an extremely low carbon intensity (CI) score under the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, making it a tremendously attractive compliance option for regulated

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Technology From Honeywell's UOP To Be Used To Produce Renewable Diesel For U.S. Military

(Honeywell)  Emerald Biofuels LLC to produce renewable diesel under U.S. Department of Defense program UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that its advanced process technology will be used to produce renewable diesel for the U.S. military through the U.S. Department of

October 01, 2014 Read Full Article

Brazil Study Shows 30 Ethanol Mills Near Bankruptcy, Valor Says

by Vanessa Dezem (Bloomberg)  Brazilian policies to cap gasoline prices may lead 30 ethanol and sugar plants to file for bankruptcy, Valor Economico said, citing a report from a research firm. The mills, with a combined capacity to process 60 million metric

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

Cuba's Sugar Industry to Use Bagasse for Bioenergy

(Inter Press Service)  Cuba's sugar industry hopes to become the main source of clean energy in the country as part of a programme to develop renewable sources aimed at reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels and protecting the environment.  The

September 30, 2014 Read Full Article

Clariant Announces Results of Cellulosic E20 Fleet Test

(Clariant/Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Clariant, Haltermann and Mercedes-Benz have tested a fuel of the future in a fleet test since January. Initial results prove the high quality and excellent properties of sunliquid 20 fuel (contains 20 percent ethanol coming from straw). With

September 26, 2014 Read Full Article

Impact of Ethanol Mandates on Fuel Prices when Ethanol and Gasoline are Imperfect Substitutes

by Sébastien Pouliot and Bruce A. Babcock (Iowa State University)  Past studies that examine the impact of ethanol mandates on fuel prices make the assumption that ethanol and gasoline are perfect substitutes because they are both sources of energy in transportation fuels. These

September 25, 2014 Read Full Article

Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Energy Tax Incentives

by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  The U.S. Senate is once again addressing energy tax incentives. On Sept. 17, the Senate Committee on Finance held a hearing, titled “Reforming America’s Outdated Energy Tax Code,” to discuss possible paths forward to

September 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Renewables Industry Unifies around Key Tests for Next Government

(Renewable UK)  Leading renewable energy trade bodies have come together to launch “key tests” for the political parties ahead of the next general election. The grouping, which includes ADBA (Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association), BHA (the British Hydropower Association), the

September 18, 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

Vermont Sunflowers to Help Provide Power

(Green Mountain Power)  GMP collaborates on Innovative Farm-to-Energy Biodiesel Test Beautiful fields of sunflowers growing in Newbury and Shaftsbury will have an unusual future: the flowers’ seeds will be converted to biodiesel and livestock feed.  The fuel will be used in

September 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Up in the Air: Can Aviation Save the Renewable Fuel Standard?

by Jim Lane  (Biofuels Digest)  Declining gasoline demand, blend walls, lack of blender pumps, a fight over E15 ethanol, food vs fuel — it all looks pretty dire for the US Renewable Fuel Standard target of 36 billion gallons of renewable

September 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Green Growth: A U.S. Program for Controlling Climate Change and Expanding Job Opportunities

by Robert Pollin, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, James Heintz, and Bracken Hendricks  (Center for American Progress)   ...   This report quantifies the level of investment required for the United States to align emissions reductions with international goals in an economically beneficial and

September 18, 2014 Read Full Article

Biofuels in Brazil

by Antonio Maria Bonomi, Paulo Barbosa and Susan van Dyk  (IEA Bioenergy Task 39 Newsletter #37)  Brazil was the leader in biofuels production and exports until the USA became the world’s largest biofuel producer in 2006 and the leading exporter of biofuels

September 17, 2014 Read Full Article

Quang Ngai Offers Biofuel

(Eco-Business)  All 150 petrol stations in the central province of Quang Ngai began selling a new, cleaner brand of petrol since the beginning of this week. Known as E5 Ron 92, it will eventually replace the standard fuel presently on sale throughout

September 16, 2014 Read Full Article

Used Cooking Oil Collection: A Market Worth 470 Million Euros, with France Representing Only 5%

(GreenEA Team)  The market of Used Cooking Oil (UCO) collection is relatively young, however, with high growth potential and very positive outlook. The oil used in the food industry (restaurants, canteens, fast-foods etc.) is then collected, cleaned and finally transformed into

September 16, 2014 Read Full Article

The Next Government’s Blueprint for Green Energy

(Renewable Energy Association) REA sets out comprehensive manifesto for renewable heat, power and transport The next government will be responsible for the UK succeeding – or failing – in meeting its 2020 renewable energy targets. It could also be the government that

September 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Honolulu City Council Adopts Resolution for Biodiesel Initiative

(Pacific Biodiesel Technologies/Biodiesel Magazine)  On Sept. 10, the Honolulu City Council adopted a resolution requesting the development of a biodiesel initiative for the city’s existing mass transit diesel vehicles. Introduced by Stanley Chang, Chair of the Committee on Public Works and

September 15, 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

Chempolis and NRL Teams up for Cellulosic Ethanol Production from Bamboo in Assam

(Chempolis)  Chempolis Ltd, a Finland based biorefining technology corporation signed yesterday Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL, A Government of India Enterprise). Parties have agreed to jointly study to build a world class biorefinery in North Eastern

September 15, 2014 Read Full Article

PUMP debuts Sept. 19 in NY and LA. Elon Musk, Jason Bateman, Lula Head a Star-Studded Documentary on Energy Choice

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  This Friday, a new movie debuts — billed “the movie that will change your attitude about fuel forever” — and specifically, about ending oil addiction It’s PUMP — an eye-opener directed by Josh Tickell (director of

September 15, 2014 Read Full Article

Advanced Biofuels USA Officers Met with Brazilian Presidential Candidate, Marina Silva

In the fall of 2010, Advanced Biofuels USA board member, Robert Kozak (in photo at left) and executive director, Joanne Ivancic (far right) met Marina Silva, currently a leading Brazilian Presidential candidate, at a presentation sponsored by the Brazil Institute

September 12, 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

What Progress is the USDA Making on Turning Farm Bill Funding into Program Action?

By Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Well, plenty. We reported on progress with Section 9003 loan guarantees earlier this week - today, we have a recap of the major other activities, including the Biodiesel Fuel Education Program, BioPreferred, Business and Industry

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

Vietnam Province Widely Sells Biofuel Three Months ahead of Schedule

(TUOI TRE NEWS)  All filling stations in the central province of Quang Ngai on Monday began selling E5 RON 92, a biofuel intended to replace the commonly used RON 92 gasoline, three months ahead of schedule. Six other cities and

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

What We Know about the Brazilian Presidential Situation and Ethanol Prospects?

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  … It’s a long ways until October 5th — but here’s why ethanol-oriented stocks are already rising on the prospects. (President Dilma) Rousseff has been attempting to battle inflation by holding down gasoline prices —

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

A Global Warming President Presides Over a Drill-Baby-Drill America

by Michael T. Klare (Huffington Post)  … U.S. oil consumption is on an upward trajectory, climbing by 400,000 barrels per day in 2013 alone -- and, if current trends persist, it should rise again both this year and next. … Accompanying all this is a little noticed

September 08, 2014 Read Full Article

E15 Expanding Across the Southern U.S.

(Protec Fuel)  Protec Fuel to Bring Dozens of E15, E85 Stations to Metro Areas The South will soon welcome E15 to its part of the country, along with more E85. Protec Fuel is joining forces with fuel retailers in metropolitan areas

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

The Three 'F Words' Repeated Again and Again

by Tim Rudnicki (Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association)  Just a few days ago the National Conference of State Legislatures convened policymakers from across the country in Minneapolis. Several thousand legislators, legislative committee staffers and other interested observers of public policy development listened to

August 29, 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

Renewable Energy Could Hit 36% Of Global Energy Use, But There's A Biomass Catch

by Silvio Marcacci (The Energy Collective)  ... The report (International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) REmap 2030) lays out a five-step roadmap for scaling renewable energy up to 36% of the world’s total final energy consumption (TFEC), cutting coal use 26% and oil/gas

August 22, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Growth Complements Clean Diesel Trend

by Ben Evans  (National Biodiesel Board/Diesel Technology Forum)  The dramatic growth in availability of new technology diesel engines and vehicles for the U.S. market is welcome news for consumers and fleets that want the tremendous power, performance and 30-40 percent

August 22, 2014 Read Full Article

Alkol Biotech to Develop Sugarcane Research Lab in Europe

(Global BioBusiness)  ... Alkol Biotech, signed an agreement with the council of the city of Motril in the Andalusia region of Spain to develop what could be Europe’s first sugarcane development lab. The lab will develop new sugarcane varieties with better

August 22, 2014 Read Full Article

Biodiesel Push Leads to Big Fall in Indonesia Fuel Import

(The Rakyat Post) Previously ranked as Asia’s top diesel importer, now No 3 Indonesia is expected to take a third less of the fuel this year as demand from mining falters and biodiesel use in transport and industry grows with a

August 21, 2014 Read Full Article

OMCs May Have to Raise Price for Ethanol to Be Procured for EBP 2014-15

by Anindita Dey (Business Standard)  Sugar mills will not be in a position to supply ethanol if they are not offered at least Rs 35-37 per litre this year The food ministry has assured the sugar mills of an enhanced price of

August 21, 2014 Read Full Article

DE-FOA-0001177: Notice of Intent to Issue FOA: DE-FOA-0001162, Entitled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB)”

(U.S. Department of Energy)  The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue, on behalf of the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) DE-FOA-0001162, entitled “Targeted Algal Biofuels and Bioproducts (TABB)”. The TABB FOA seeks

August 21, 2014 Read Full Article

Energy Policy to Be in Place by 2015

by Pauline Dikuelo  (MmegiOnline)   The Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources Kitso Mokaila has revealed that government is currently drafting an energy policy. The policy is expected to map out a successful way forward for Botswana’s renewable energy landscape. ... He said

August 15, 2014 Read Full Article

St1 Biofuels: From Sawdust to Transport Fuel - Cellunolix® Ethanol Plant to Be Built in Finland

(North European Oil Trade Oy/St1 Biofuels/BusinessWire)  North European Bio Tech Oy (NEB) has made an investment decision concerning the construction of a bioethanol plant on the Renforsin Ranta industrial estate in Kajaani. The raw material for the plant will be

August 15, 2014 Read Full Article

That Dread US Ethanol Policy that Reduced Foreign Oil, Saved Consumers $800 P.A., and Produced More Food

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, USDA released its August World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report.   The 2014 corn crop is estimated at 14.032 billion bushels. That is 172 million bushels higher than the previous record established

August 15, 2014 Read Full Article

European H1 Ethanol Market Weak, Lacking Political Support: Abengoa CEO

(Platts)  Fuel ethanol consumption in Europe in the first half of 2014 was low and the sector lacked the political support to meet Europe's renewable energy targets, Manuel Sanchez-Ortega, CEO of Spain-based ethanol producer Abengoa, said Wednesday. In an earnings call

August 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Thailand Looking to Produce Ethanol from Rotten Rice Stocks - Officials

by Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat  (Reuters)  Thailand's military government is studying a plan to use rotten rice from state stocks to produce ethanol, hoping to make use of grains that have gone bad and help reduce losses from a costly rice-buying scheme,

August 14, 2014 Read Full Article

Proposed City of Chicago Ethanol Ordinance Would be a Step in the Right Direction

by Michael Wang and Jennifer Dunn (Huffington Post/Argonne National Laboratory)  ... A proposed City of Chicago ordinance that would require most gas stations to offer E15 fuel - 15 percent ethanol, 85 percent gasoline - is one example of a smaller

August 14, 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

Thai Govt to Aim for Rubber Supply Cut to Support Prices

by Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat (Reuters)  Thailand's military government will encourage farmers in the world's biggest rubber producer and exporter to cut down more rubber trees in a bid to restrict supply to help shore up prices, a senior government official said

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

Govt Urged to Push for More Use of Biofuel

by Edi Hardum  (Jakarta Globe)  Experts slammed the government for not being serious in pushing the use of biofuel as an alternative source of energy, with data from the government showing that consumption remained low.  President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s administration

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

CRFA Member First to Bring E85 Ethanol to Western Canada

(Canadian Renewable Fuels Association/Marketwired)  Arcade Station Opens as First and Only Gas Station in Western Canada to sell E85 Ethanol Fuel The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA) congratulates Arcade Station, Western Canada's only gas station selling E85 Ethanol fuel, on its

August 12, 2014 Read Full Article

Power by People: ACE Discusses the Next Chapter for Ethanol

by Katie Fletcher (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  Power by people; a simple slogan with the hopes of executing the complex task of changing the way people fundamentally think about the ethanol industry. Brian Jennings, executive vice president of the American Coalition

August 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Ernst Pushes Iowa TV Stations to Pull Renewable Fuels ad, Calling It Deliberately Misleading

by Donnelle Eller (Des Moines Register)  Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst defended her support for the renewable fuels standard today and pushed six Iowa TV stations to pull an ad that her campaign claims deliberately distorts her position on

August 11, 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

UK Aviation Group Calls for Government Backing to Kick-Start Production of Sustainable Aviation Fuels

(GreenAir Online) The potential to reduce UK aviation’s annual carbon emissions by up to 1.7 million tonnes by 2030 through the uptake of sustainable aviation fuels can only be realised with government support, says UK industry environmental strategy group Sustainable Aviation

August 11, 2014 Read Full Article

Reaching out in D.C.

by Gene Lucht (Iowa Farmer Today)   .... But, when the Iowans visited Washington recently a few of them also spoke with members of Congress and congressional staffers from non-ag regions in an effort to educate them about agriculture and about

August 08, 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

Automakers Gear up for Changes as Govt Pushes Ethanol-Blended Petrol

by Swaraj Baggongkar (Business Standard)  To curb petrol import costs, the NDA government is pushing for a 10% ethanol mix in petrol A long-delayed proposal to add 10 per cent ethanol into petrol will most likely force manufacturers to make changes to

August 07, 2014 Read Full Article

Ethanol Explosive for Cruz, Paul

by  Alexander Bolton (The Hill)  Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Ky.) are trying to avoid an ethanol landmine in Iowa. ... Iowa kingmakers in the party such as Sen. Chuck Grassley want the Republican presidential nominee in 2016 to champion ethanol. That’s

August 07, 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
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