by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) About $700 million designed to help biofuels producers is still on the way three months
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Back TO HOMENew Funds Requested for DOE SAF Loan Guarantees
(The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition/PR Newswire) The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (“AFCC”), and its member companies are asking the
September 08, 2021 Read Full Article
USDA COVID Aid and Infrastructure for Biofuels Coming Soon
by Cindy Zimmerman (Energy.AgWired.com) During a town hall style webinar with Farm Journal Editor Clinton Griffiths last week, USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom
September 07, 2021 Read Full Article
West Bengal Will Be Self-Sufficient in Rice Bran-Based Ethanol Production: CM Mamata Banerjee
(Financial Express) West Bengal will soon come up with an ethanol production and promotion policy to make the state self-sufficient in
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Klobuchar, Colleagues Urge Schumer, Pelosi to Support Homegrown Renewable Fuels in Reconciliation Package
(Office of Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)) U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Dick
September 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Argentina Takes Controversial Step Backwards in Biofuel Production
by Daniel Gutman (Inter Press Service News Agency) Argentina, historically an agricultural powerhouse, has become a major producer of biofuels in
August 31, 2021 Read Full Article
Denmark, Costa Rica Seek Alliance to Speed up the End of Oil and Gas
by Kate Abnett and Stine Jacobsen (Reuters) Denmark and Costa Rica are trying to forge an alliance of countries willing to
August 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Taliban Grabs Mineral Riches Coveted by Energy Developers
by James Marshall (E&E News) With the its takeover of Afghanistan, the Taliban took control of a vast trove of metals
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Nigerian Govt Acquires Land for Biofuel Plant in Adamawa
by Jim Ochetenwu (Daily Post) The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been allocated land to establish a plant with the
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
USDA Invests $26 Million in Biofuel Infrastructure to Expand Availability of Higher-Blend Renewable Fuels in 23 States
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Projects Will Increase Availability of Biofuels by 822 Million Gallons Annually -- Deputy Under Secretary for Rural
August 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Treasury Moves against Fossil Fuels
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The Treasury Department warned multilateral development banks that the U.S. won’t support most future
August 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Oman to Regulate 11 Waste Streams to Support Circular Economy
by Conrad Prabhu (Oman Daily Observer) Value creation: Used cooking oil, wood waste, glass waste and end-of-life tyres added to list
August 17, 2021 Read Full Article
RBZ Dumps Gono’s Failed Jatropha Project
by Leopold Munhende (New Zimbabwe) THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has finally given up on former Governor Gideon Gono’s Jatropha
August 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Follow the Money: US Subsidizes Oil and Gas So Investors Never Lose
by María Paula Rubiano A. (Grist) Finally, we have the numbers and they're not pretty, detailing how it doesn't matter
August 09, 2021 Read Full Article
State Cabinet Approves Assam Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021
by Jahnobi Boruah (Northeast Now) The State Cabinet has approved the Assam Ethanol Production Promotion Policy 2021, said Assam industry and
August 06, 2021 Read Full Article
India’s Odisha State Approves Three Ethanol Projects
by Priya Jestin (Independent Commodity Intelligence Services) India’s eastern state of Odisha has approved three ethanol projects which are expected to
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
President Biden’s Climate Plan and iIts Role in Agriculture & Renewable Biofuels
by Oliver Peoples (Yield10 Bioscience/Biofuels Digest) During President Biden’s April 22nd climate plan speech at the Virtual Leaders’ Summit on Climate, he
August 03, 2021 Read Full Article
The Sky’s the Limit for South Africa’s Sugar Industry if It Finds the Aviation Biofuels Sweet Spot
by Andrew Russell (Daily Maverick) ... All these moves show that the transition to sustainable aviation fuels is accelerating quickly. As
August 02, 2021 Read Full Article
Fact Sheet | Proposals to Reduce Fossil Fuel Subsidies (2021)
by Savannah Bertrand (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) U.S. direct subsidies to the fossil fuel industry are estimated at roughly $20.5 billion
July 29, 2021 Read Full Article
25 % Subsidy for Investors for Ethanol Production
(The Pioneer) In a bid to attract investors for ethanol production in the State, Department of Industries organised a Stakeholders’ Meet
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Its Time to Make Long-Lasting and Transformative Investments in Biofuels
by Representative Angie Craig (D-MN 2nd) (The Hill) ... I’m a supporter of biofuels. Biofuels offer predictability for farmers, drive
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia Succeeds as Biodiesel Pioneer: ESDM Ministry
by Sugiharto Purnama, Uyu Liman (AntaraNews.com) Achievement of the B30 biodiesel development program demonstrates Indonesia's success as a B30 pioneer,
July 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Governors Ask Biden Administration to Expand the Market for Higher-Octane Gasoline in New Fuel Economy Rule
(Governors' Biofuels Coalition) High-Octane Ethanol Should Replace Carcinogenic Gasoline Aromatics -- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
July 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Increase in Ethanol Capacities to Improve Credit Profile of Sugar Mills in FY23: Report
(Outlook India) Higher ethanol supplies due to enhanced distillery capacities and improving inventory position are likely to improve the credit profile
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Japan
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Germany
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
An Open Letter to President Biden on Competition for Climate Change Reduction Businesses
by Bob Kozak (Atlantic Biomass/Biofuels Digest) Dear President Biden, For someone who says competition is the key to American economic success, “A
July 22, 2021 Read Full Article
The Digest’s Multi-Guide Slide to National Hydrogen Strategies: Canada
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) As we continue with Gas Week, we’re providing you with 10 National Hydrogen Strategies between
July 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Groups Urge EPA to Propose Higher Octane Fuel Standard
(South Dakota Farmers Union) South Dakota Farmers Union is among a coalition of agriculture and biofuel groups urging the administration to
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition Supports Letter from Congress Members Veasey and Granger to Ag Secretary Vilsack about BioPreferred® Program Problems
The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition supports a bipartisan letter from Texas Members of Congress, Marc Veasey (D-TX 33) and
July 19, 2021 Read Full Article
Central Tuber Crop Research Institute Bets on Cassava as Feedstock for Bioethanol Production
by V Sajeev Kumar (The Hindu Business Line) As a biofuel crop, cassava has comparative advantages vis-a-vis sugarcane -- As
July 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Representataives Angie Craig, Adrian Smith Lead Bipartisan Effort from Congressional Biofuels Caucus in Introducing Legislation to Allow Year-Round E15 Sales
(Office of U.S. Representatives Angie Craig (D-MN 2nd) Craig and Smith’s Legislation has been endorsed by Growth Energy, the Renewable
July 14, 2021 Read Full Article
BC Amends Regulation to Increase Renewable Gas Production, Use
(Bioenergy Insight) British Columbia (BC) has amended the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (Clean Energy) Regulation to increase the production and use
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Infrastructure Can Support Iowa, Save Planet, Says Axne
Cindy Axne (D-IA-3rd) Key funding would help reduce carbon emissions and reliance on foreign energy while investing in Iowa’s rural
July 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Indonesia's B30 Program to Drive Global Biodiesel Production in 2021-2030: Report
by Aditya Kondalamahanty (S&P Global) Indonesia's use of palm oil to make biodiesel to rise by 23% by 2030; Biodiesel use projected
July 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Joe Biden Shifts His Focus from Agriculture to Infrastructure in His Visit to Wisconsin
by Molly Beck and Rick Barrett (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) President Joe Biden moved his Wisconsin visit from a family farm in
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
EU Countries Approve Landmark Climate Change Law
by Kate Abnett (Reuters/U.S. News and World Report) European Union countries on Monday gave the final seal of approval to
June 30, 2021 Read Full Article
Province in Talks to Extend Come By Chance Refinery's Financial Lifeline
(CBC/Yahoo! News) In another sign that that a restart is increasingly likely, the provincial government has confirmed that talks are ongoing
June 29, 2021 Read Full Article
India Ethanol Push Cheers Brazilian Sugar Producers
(Argus Media) Brazil's sugar industry stands to benefit from India's decision to expand its ethanol market, converting more of the subcontinent's
June 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Readers React: Clean Energy Sources Support Green Jobs
by Carol Werner (Morning Call) A June 7 column criticized the Renewable Fuel Standard, reflecting arguments we’ve heard from oil refiners
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
NBB Members Highlight Policy Priorities in Letter to Congressional Leaders
(National Biodiesel Board) Industry members deliver letter ahead of annual advocacy day fly-in -- Today, the National Biodiesel Board delivered to
June 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Reynolds Creates Carbon Sequestration Task Force Group to Explore Economic-Development Opportunities
(The Gazette) Gov. Kim Reynolds signed an executive order on Tuesday launching a task force to explore carbon sequestration and the
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
America’s Transformation to Clean Energy Economy
by Philip Brennan (Echogen Power Systems/Biofuels Digest) ... Placing a high priority on incubator companies that can rapidly scale the number
June 23, 2021 Read Full Article
Skor Highlights Biofuels’ Ability to Drive Economic Growth at Senate Subcommittee Hearing
(Growth Energy) Today, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor participated in the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Subcommittee on Rural Development
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
RURAL RENEWABLES: The Senate Agriculture Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee Meets Today on Renewable Energy Opportunities in Rural Areas.
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The Senate Agriculture Rural Development and Energy subcommittee meets today on renewable energy opportunities in rural
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
HPCL to Set up Ethanol Plant in Himachal's Una
(ANI/Yahoo!) The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has decided to set up a grain based ethanol plant here in the Una
June 22, 2021 Read Full Article
India Set to Make Flex-Fuel Engines Mandatory, Decision to Be Taken in 8-10 Days' Time
(Press Trust of India/First Post) The government will take a decision over flex-fuel engines in the next 8-10 days as it
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Investing in Palm Biofuels Gets a RED Card from Brussels
(Palm Oil Monitor) Last week the Commission released its ‘Climate Taxonomy’ document. Basically, this is a new set of regulations that determine whether
June 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Waiting for the Signal to Change
(National Biodiesel Board/Biodiesel Magazine) While welcoming federal support for domestic SAF on par with support for biodiesel and renewable diesel,
June 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Op-Ed: RFS Can Drive Positive Change
by Paul Winters (National Biodiesel Board/Public Opinion) Jim Snell’s argument against the Renewable Fuel Standard needs fact checking (“Op-Ed: Renewable Fuel Standard
June 16, 2021 Read Full Article
New Pandemic Dollars Coming for Biofuels, Livestock Producers
by Jacqui Fatka (Farm Progress) USDA announces latest COVID aid for biofuels, dairy farmers and processors, livestock farmers and contract
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
House Biofuels Caucus Requests Pandemic Relief for Biofuels
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Members of the House Biofuels Caucus sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Rise of Electric Vehicles Presents Questions about Transportation Funding
by Dania Maxwell (Bloomberg News/Transport Topics) While electric vehicles and alternative fuels contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, their continued adoption
June 14, 2021 Read Full Article
Why All This Breast-Beating about Faltering Petroleum Refineries? Wouldn’t It Be Better if They Stop Producing Fossil Fuels and Move to Renewables?
by Joanne Ivancic* (Advanced Biofuels USA) President Biden is going to prop up petroleum oil refineries? Really? Shouldn’t he be
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Maine $17B Pension Fund Directed to Divest from Fossil Fuels
by Harun Asad (Environment & Energy Leader) In a U.S. first, the state of Maine has passed legislation – bill LD99 – directing
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Exclusive: Biden Considers Giving Refiners Relief from U.S. Biofuel Laws, Sources Say
by Jarrett Renshaw nd Stephanie Kelly (Reuters) President Joe Biden’s administration, under pressure from labor unions and U.S. senators including from
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: House Biofuels Caucus Asks Vilsack for Post-COVID Biofuels Aid
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Twenty-two members of the House biofuels caucus asked U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to
June 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Gears up for Roll out of Greener Fuel with National Awareness Campaign: Nationwide Information Campaign on the Introduction of E10 Petrol Launched.
(U.K. Department for Transport and Rachel Maclean MP) Government launches national advertising campaign ahead of the rollout of greener E10
June 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Govt Should Give Tax Breaks on Ethanol: Expert Committee
by Yogima Seth Sharma (Economic Times) “In order to bring predictability and to encourage investment by entrepreneurs in expansion or setting
June 07, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden’s 2022 Budget Includes Funds for SAF, Biofuels, Bioenergy
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The budget includes proposed support for biofuels; biorefinery, renewable chemical and biobased product manufacturing; renewable
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Crossing the Pond: The European Commission Is Partnering with Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst DEADLINE June 30, 2021
by Matthew Choi (Politico's Morning Energy) The European Commission is partnering with Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst to finance climate technology
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
India Brings forward by 2 Years 20% Ethanol Blend to Gasoline
(Reuters) India's government will bring forward to 2023 from 2025 the possibility of fuel companies selling gasoline containing up to 20%
June 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Jeanne McCaherty's Testimony to MN House Conference Committee on the Future Fuels Act
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) ... Jeanne McCaherty, CEO of Guardian Energy and board member of MN Bio-Fuels, testified in support of
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
10 Worlds That Shook This Day: 10 Different Worlds Shaken to Their Foundations by Events Taking Place around the World and within the Circular Economy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Things move faster these days, and in the past 24 hours, we’ve had 10 different
May 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Grassley, Cantwell Introduce Legislation to Support Biodiesel Industry
(Office of Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)) Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) today introduced legislation to support the
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
United States Announced as Chair of Multilateral Biofuture Platform during Biofuture Summit II
(Biofuture Platform/PR Newswire) - Policy Blueprint was also unveiled to urgently accelerate the growth of the global bioeconomy; - The IEA's Net
May 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Active Ethanol Policy for Jobs Creation
by Tim Newbold (The Guardian) The global approach to energy is changing rapidly. The urgency of the challenge that climate change
May 24, 2021 Read Full Article
Fueling a Renewable Future
by Trevor Hoag (The Iola Register) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly toured the East Kansas Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Garnett on
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Green-Fuel Push Stirs Food Inflation Fears in Rebound From Virus
by Kim Chipman (Bloomberg) Oil refiners’ attempt to clean up their act is bumping into growing concerns over food prices
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol Inputs Exempted from State Sales and Use Taxes
(Unicameral Update) Lawmakers passed a bill May 20 containing several sales and use tax exemptions, including one for inputs used to
May 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewable Diesel Revives Refinery on Rosedale
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) A major industrial property that has sat idle for years in the heart of Bakersfield is
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Valadao Helps Introduce Bill to Extend Federal Tax Credits on Biodiesel, Renewable Fuels
by John Cox (Bakersfield.com) Legislation introduced Tuesday by congressmen including Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, would extend federal tax credits supporting
May 20, 2021 Read Full Article
UK Moves forward with Adoption of E10
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The U.K. Department for Transport on May 13 released draft legislation to implement the country’s
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Winning the Future: Analyzing the CLEAN Future Act and Its Implications for Biofuels
by Jenna Bloxom* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The May 5th, 2021 Congressional hearing of the CLEAN Future Act: Driving Decarbonization of
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Ethanol from B Heavy Molasses, Sugar Will Help the Industry, Says Gadkari
by Radheshyam Jadhav (Hindu Business Line) Massive surplus stock in Maharashtra can be used to produce ethanol and improve sugar
May 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Carbon-50: Leaders Push for 50-State Solution to Climate Change
(Carbon -50) A new network of former lawmakers, farm leaders, and clean energy advocates has gathered under the banner of
May 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Faces Pressure to Drive Gasoline and Diesel Cars out of the US
by Oliver Milman (The Guardian) Joe Biden’s administration, seeking deep cuts to planet-heating emissions, is facing pressure to take a previously
May 04, 2021 Read Full Article
Decarbonizing California Transportation by 2045
(University of California Davis) Report to State Outlines Policy Pathways to Meet the Zero-Carbon Time Crunch -- Transportation is the
April 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Former Political Leaders Urge 50-State Strategy on Green Energy
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A group of 50 former House and Senate leaders representing 42 states on April 20
April 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Córdoba Launched a Program to Promote Self-Consumption of Biodiesel
by Gabriela Origlia (Dario La Nation/Argentina/Biodiesel Argentina (Google translation))The provincial government provided $ 500 million for 48-month loans, with a
April 20, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Urges Adoption of Nationwide LCFS Policy That Would 'Build' on the RFS
by Jordan Godwin (OPIS Biofuels News) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) will ask Congress to adopt a national clean fuels policy
April 19, 2021 Read Full Article
A California County, Despite the State’s Climate Goals, further Embraces Fossil Fuels
by Miranda Green (Washington Post) The long shadows cast here in the San Joaquin Valley come from oil derricks, not
April 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Prepares Sweeping Order on Climate-Related Risks
by Lorraine Woellert (Politico) In a draft executive order, President Joe Biden reaches into all corners of the federal government
April 16, 2021 Read Full Article
4 Years of B20 Biodiesel in Minnesota
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) This month, Minnesota entered the fourth year of its groundbreaking B20 biodiesel fuel standard, which
April 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Praj to Set up Sugarcane Syrup Based Ethanol Plant for GBL
(ANI/Big News Network) Bio-based technologies and engineering firm Praj Industries said on Monday it has bagged an order to set up
April 12, 2021 Read Full Article
Grassley Says Biden Infrastructure Plan Doesn't Do Enough for Rural America
by Mark Dorenkamp (Brownfield Ag News) U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley says President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is lacking in many
April 08, 2021 Read Full Article
Missouri House Passes Bill Establishing Biodiesel Use Requirement throughout State
by Ron Kotrba (Biobased Diesel Daily) Missouri, where the U.S. commercial biodiesel industry began 30 years ago through an investment
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Norfolk Senator’s Carbon Sequestration Legislation Isn’t Glamorous, but It’s Positive on Several Fronts
(Norfolk Daily News) ... Sen. (Mike) Flood is sponsoring Legislative Bill 650, which would set up the legal and regulatory
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
New Roadmap Sets out How to Reduce CO2 Emissions Using Industrial Biotechnology
(BSI Group) BSI, in its role as the UK National Standards Body, publishes Industrial biotechnology Report: strategic roadmap for standards and
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Releases $2 Trillion Jobs and Infrastructure Plan
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) President Biden on March 31 released a $2 trillion infrastructure and jobs plan, officially titled
April 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Auto Industry Urges Biden to Back 'Comprehensive' EV Plan
by David Shephardson (Reuters) ... “Neither the current trajectory of consumer adoption of EVs, nor existing levels of federal support for
March 30, 2021 Read Full Article
The Supreme Court Rules Canada’s Carbon Price Is Constitutional. It’s a Big Ein for Justin Trudeau’s Climate Plan
by Alex Ballingall (Toronto Star) In a landmark decision for climate action in Canada, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Ottawa
March 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Banks Poured $3.8B into Fossil Fuel Companies since Paris Agreement
by Natasha Lasky (Our Daily Planet) A new report, published Wednesday found that the world’s largest commercial and investment banks have altogether
March 25, 2021 Read Full Article
The Global Industrial Bioeconomy Opportunity: Is Canada Going to Get Serious?
by Jim Passmore (Passmore Group Inc/Biofuels Digest) If you heard Canada is sitting on an untapped $200 billion/year sustainable economic development
March 23, 2021 Read Full Article
World to Biden: Stop Financing Coal, Oil and Gas Abroad
by Han Chen (NRDC) NRDC and hundreds of other organizations around the world have just submitted a letter calling on the Biden Administration
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Administration Wants the Financial Sector to Face up to Climate Risk
by Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin (Washington Post) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission aims to create a new Climate Risk
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
The Geopolitics of Critical Minerals Supply Chains
by Jane Nakano (Center for Strategic & International Studies) As clean energy technology becomes the latest frontier for geoeconomic rivalry,
March 17, 2021 Read Full Article
India to Release Order Allowing Direct Sale of E100
(ET Now) Sources tell ET NOW that the government will soon be releasing an order allowing the direct sale of
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Now You Can Give the SEC Your “Two Cents” On Climate Disclosures DEADLINE June 15, 2021
(Our Daily Planet) The Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission wants to know what you want to know about
March 16, 2021 Read Full Article
Diesel Technology Forum Comments on Senate EPW Committee Hearing on Climate/Building Back Better
by Allen Schaeffer (Diesel Technology Forum) Diesel is part of the solution for tackling climate change, growing the economy and
March 12, 2021 Read Full Article
U.S. Senators Introduce Bipartisan Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Bill
by Nichola Groom (Reuters) Two U.S. senators on Wednesday said they have introduced a bipartisan bill aimed at boosting taxpayer
March 10, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden Team Races to Assemble New Climate-Change Strategy
by Andrew Restuccia and Timothy Puko (Wall Street Journal) The administration is enlisting agencies across the government as it aims
March 09, 2021 Read Full Article
Stabenow Introduces Energy Tax Credit
by Nicole Heslip (Brownfield Ag News) Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate which would provide a tax credit to
March 02, 2021 Read Full Article
New Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Has Advice for Texas — and for the Oil Industry
by Will Englund (Washington Post) ... Will Englund: This country is going to have more electric cars and trucks, and by
March 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Can Contribute Now to a Cleaner Energy Future
by Tom Daschle (Roll Call/The Daschle Group) Smart agriculture policy that has a role for ethanol can help advance Biden’s
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Climate Ally Jennifer Granholm Confirmed as Energy Secretary
by Amy Lupica (Our Daily Planet) Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as Secretary of Energy. Granholm, who
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
Portugal Sees Green Hydrogen Output by End-2022, $12 Billion in Investment Lined up
by Sergio Goncalves (Reuters) Portugal will start producing green hydrogen by the end of 2022 and already has private investment
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
SEC to Toughen Climate Rules on Companies
by Avery Ellfeldt (E&E News) The acting head of the Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding the agency's efforts to push
February 26, 2021 Read Full Article
E20 Plan Put on Hold Due to Higher Biofuel Prices
(Bangkok Post) A plan to make gasohol E20 the primary fuel for motorists in July has been postponed indefinitely because
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuel Production Could Help Revive SA Sugar Industry
by Siyanda Sishuba (Farmer's Weekly) Establishing partnerships between government, the private sector and foreign investors is an important step to launching
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
Reversing Trump: How Biden’s Priority On Climate Change Can Create Jobs
by Steve Melink (Melink Corporation/Biofuels Digest) ... The economic aspect of the new administration’s climate-change plan focuses on generating millions
February 17, 2021 Read Full Article
A Force Multiplier for Bio-Investment in Federal Opportunity Zones: The BDOZ Initiative
by Jordan Solomon (Ecostrat Inc./Biofuels Digest) Fifty-two million Americans live in economically distressed communities—many of which are in rural areas. These
February 03, 2021 Read Full Article
Thailand to Push forward E20 Plans
(Biofuels International) A plan to make E20 a leading fuel for motorists in Thailand should eventually come into effect in
February 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Advanced Biofuels in Canada Have Untapped Potential New Study Shows
(Advanced Biofuels Canada/EIN News) New Jobs, Growth and Net Zero Emissions -- A new third-party study by the Labovitz School of
January 29, 2021 Read Full Article
Exclusive: U.S. Oil Industry Seeks Unusual Alliance with Farm Belt to Fight Biden Electric Vehicle Agenda
by Jarrett Renshaw and Stephanie Kelly (Reuters/Yahoo! Finance) The U.S. oil industry is seeking to forge an alliance with the nation's
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden’s Climate Crisis Order Addresses Biobased Fuels, Products
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) President Biden on Jan. 27 issued an executive order that aims to tackle the climate
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
India Moves Forward Target Of 20% Ethanol-Blending In Petrol By 5 Years
(PTI News/Bloomberg Quint) India has preponed the target of achieving 20% ethanol-blending with petrol by five years to 2025 as
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
Biden’s ‘Buy American’ Executive Order Pushes for Electric Vehicles
by Tyne Morgan (AgWeb) Biofuels groups have high hopes a Biden Administration will get the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) back
January 28, 2021 Read Full Article
The Clean Economy Employment Now ("CLEEN") Project Launches Nation's First Database with Actionable Ideas for Federal Leaders to Combat Climate Change, "Build Back Better," and Advance Climate Justice / Includes Advanced Biofuels USA "Disappearing Gas Tax" Proposal
(The CLEEN Project) The CLEEN Project was created through a collective of more than 200 contributors and 70 Advisory Board
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Biofuels Pivot under Biden
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) Ethanol advocates are pushing for the new Biden administration to boost the portion of
January 27, 2021 Read Full Article
Bolivia Announces New Biodiesel Production Plan
(Merco Press) Bolivia will build ecological diesel and biodiesel plants to reduce imports of liquid fuels, Hydrocarbon and Energy Minister
January 25, 2021 Read Full Article
Quebec Inks Contract for One of the World’s Biggest Green Hydrogen Plants
by Jeff Lagerquist (Yahoo! Finance) Investment in green hydrogen production is expected to exceed US$1 billion annually by 2023. --
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
3 Wednesdays in January: Can biotechnology Heal the Divide?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The divide of 2021 is sectional, too. This time, it is the cities vs the countryside, more or
January 22, 2021 Read Full Article
USDA’s Support for Rural Growth: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Rural Business-Cooperative Service
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Mark Brodziski, Deputy Administrator at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, shared this illuminating slide guide
January 21, 2021 Read Full Article
Top 10 Bioeconomy Must-Knows in the Biden Transition
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Who are the key bioeconomy players in the new Biden Administration? What recent moves by
January 20, 2021 Read Full Article
Renewed Focus on Climate Legislation Could Help Biofuels
by Sara Wyant (Ag Week) The biofuel industry argues that President-elect Joe Biden can also make progress on his climate
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
RFA Thanks Senate Midwest Republicans for Backing Renewable Fuel Standard
(Renewable Fuels Association) The Renewable Fuels Association expressed gratitude today to seven Republican members of the Senate who called on the U.S. Environmental
January 15, 2021 Read Full Article
Senators Ask Biden to Restore the Integrity of the RFS
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) A group of six democratic senators sent a letter President-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 11
January 13, 2021 Read Full Article
Wilson China Fellowship Conference 2021 --- February 3-4, 2021 --- ONLINE
Over the past year, the 2020 Wilson China Fellows have undertaken policy research on a range of vital issues relevant to the
January 11, 2021 Read Full Article
Cost Breakthrough in Department of Energy Loan Guarantees
(Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition/CISION) The Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition (“AFCC”) worked closely with policy makers and appropriators this
January 05, 2021 Read Full Article
Government Extends Interest Subvention for Ethanol to Grain-Based Units
by Sanjay Dutta (MSN/Times of India) The government on Wednesday approved interest subvention of Rs 4,573 crore to raise ethanol manufacturing
January 01, 2021 Read Full Article
Hoskins Ignites Talks for Biodiesel Minimum with New Bill
by Cameron Gerber (Missouri Times) While other states have enacted biodiesel fuel minimums over the past few years, Missouri has yet
December 31, 2020 Read Full Article
E20 Set to Be Leading Fuel by July 2021
(Bangkok Post/MSN) A long-delayed plan to make gasohol E20 a leading fuel for motorists should eventually come into effect in July
December 30, 2020 Read Full Article
The Big, Big Package: What’s under the Christmas Tree for the Bioeconomy, in the $1.4T New Spending Bill?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The $1.4 trillion spending package includes appropriation for Fiscal Year 2021, the COVID stimulus package,
December 23, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuels Included in Ag Provisions of COVID Relief Deal Moving through Congress
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee announced the food and agriculture provisions of
December 22, 2020 Read Full Article
Atlantic Council Analyzes the Potential for a Carbon Trade War
by Nick Silvis* (Advanced Biofuels USA)The world is undergoing drastic climate and ecological changes which will have dire ramifications on
December 18, 2020 Read Full Article
Shutdown Stopped, but Funding Fight Continues
by Kelsey Tamborrino (Politico's Morning Energy) However, the emerging package has drawn the ire of progressive and environmental justice groups who are
December 14, 2020 Read Full Article
RFA: Ethanol Industry Needs Support, as COVID-19 Losses Near $4 Billion
(Renewable Fuels Association) With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, state and local governments are taking additional actions to limit travel
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Vilsack Officially Tapped to Return to USDA
by John Herath (Farm Journal AgWeb) Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack has been officially tapped by the Joe Biden transition to
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
Wisconsin Governor's Task Force on Climate Change Report
(State of Wisconsin) ... Our charge is to combat the crisis at hand, to do so in a way that
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Getting Carbon for Everyday Materials from Waste Emissions: The Digest’s 2020 Multi-Slide Guide to Carbon Capture and Use
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Anyone facing a carbon target or price wants to capture carbon. The advanced players are turning
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
Denmark Becomes First Major Oil-Producing Nation to Set Deadline to End Extraction
by Florian Elabdi, Rick Noack and Steven Mufson (Washington Post) Denmark on Friday became the first major oil-producing nation to
December 07, 2020 Read Full Article
Govt's Ethanol Push Prompts Sugar Mills to Raise Production
(Economic Times) "The mills this year have decided to produce certain quantity of ethanol to be sold in the domestic market.
December 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Oil Refineries See Profit in Turning Kitchen Grease into Diesel
by Clifford Krauss (New York Times) Used cooking oil is one of the ingredients in renewable diesel, which generates far
December 04, 2020 Read Full Article
Growth Energy Submits Notice of Intent to Sue EPA Over Failure to Issue 2021 Biofuel Blending Targets
(Growth Energy) Growth Energy submitted a notice of intent to sue letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding its failure to fulfill
December 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Biofuture Summit II: IEA Calls for Countries to Implement Biofuture Platform Post-COVID Principles
(Biofuture) Bioenergy sector hailed as a ‘job creating machine’ at launch of BBEST 2020-21/BIOFUTURE SUMMIT II Virtual Conference; Unique conference brings
December 03, 2020 Read Full Article
Mixed Renewable Gas Unit: Galician Project Will Now Investigate Creation of Green Hydrogen and Synthetic Gas
(Edar Bens / Naturgy / EnergyLab / NGV Journal) The research project Mixed Renewable Gas Unit, funded by the Galician Innovation
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
Accelerating New Zealand’s Investment into Biofuels
(New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries) ... "The Wood Fibre Futures project earlier this year identified viable wood-based alternatives to
December 02, 2020 Read Full Article
$7 Million Allocated to Iowa Renewable Fuels Retailers
by Natalina Sents (Successful Farming) Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig rolled out the Renewable Fuels Retail Recovery program that
December 01, 2020 Read Full Article
Biden Taps Adviser Who Ties Gasoline Price to Emissions
by Scott Waldman (E&E News) President-elect Joe Biden's financial policy will be shaped — at least in part — by