(GreenAir Online) A new EU-backed project has been launched to demonstrate the first industrial-scale production and use of sustainable aviation fuel
ILUC (Indirect/Induced Land Use Change)
Back TO HOMESustainable Aviation Fuels Incentive under New EU Renewable Energy Directive Not Enough, Says IATA
(GreenAir Online) The EU Council, European Parliament and European Commission have agreed a new post-2020 regulatory framework that includes an EU-wide
June 25, 2018 Read Full Article
EU Recognises Importance of Crop-Based Ethanol to Achieving Climate Goals
(ePURE/EurActiv) RED II agreement by negotiators is a step in the right direction, allowing Member States to use sustainable biofuels in
June 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Top 10 Biodiesel Trends 2018: What’s up with the World’s Favorite Advanced Biofuel?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... We’ve organized the state of biodiesel into 10 areas of vital interest ranging from the
June 07, 2018 Read Full Article
One Commercial, Two Commercial, Three Commercial, Four: The Digest’s 2018 Multi-Slide Guide to Clariant’s Sunliquid Cellulosic Ethanol Technology
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Clariant’s sunliquid technology for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sugars, followed by fermentation to cellulosic
May 24, 2018 Read Full Article
This Land Is Your Land, This Land Is My Land: European Biofuels and the Debate over the ‘Agreeable Corridor’
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) As Europe’s revised Renewable Energy Directive (REDII) plans are set into motion, disagreements about
May 16, 2018 Read Full Article
Biofuels in the Renewable Energy Directive: The Last Call
by Géraldine Kutas (The Parliament Magazine/Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA)) Ahead of this week's RED II negotiations, Géraldine Kutas explains where policymakers
May 15, 2018 Read Full Article
Lawrence Solomon: Even Environmentalists Tell Trudeau His Ethanol Plan Is Terrible
by Lawrence Solomon (Financial Post) Henry Waxman, the U.S. congressman who pushed to cut tailpipe emissions in 2007, is among those who
May 14, 2018 Read Full Article
NGOs Tell Commission to Listen to Science and Differentiate Biofuels
by Claire Stam (EurActiv) A coalition of Czech and Slovak NGOs has called on the European Commission to draw a line in the Renewable
May 09, 2018 Read Full Article
Bioenergy (Biofuels/Biomass) Low-Carbon Biofuels, Bioproducts Crucial to Two Degree Scenario
by Jessie Stolark (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) In April, the European Commission, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), below50, the Biofuture
May 07, 2018 Read Full Article
Is the EU Killing the Magic Plant? The Emerging International Consensus on Low Carbon Fuels Takes Center Stage in (Spite of) Brussels
by Steve Bi* (Advanced Biofuels USA) At one of a series of bioenergy conferences in Brussels, April 10-12, 2018, some
April 25, 2018 Read Full Article
UPM Biofuels Gains the World's First RSB Low Indirect Land Use Change (ILUC) Risk Certification for Its Feedstocks
(Globe Newswire) UPM Biofuels' continuous efforts for a more sustainable supply chain and operations has been recognized by the world's first
April 25, 2018 Read Full Article
Messages from Brussels: More Biofuels for Transport Are Badly Needed and Can Be Produced Sustainably
(BioFuture Platform) Several international initiatives and organizations met in Brussels to discuss the need and the ways to scale up
April 18, 2018 Read Full Article
RED II Perpetuates Advanced Biofuel Trade Distortions and Incentivises Fraud
(Ethanol Europe Renewables/EurActiv) The Energy Directive (RED 2) transport decarbonisation ambitions ostensibly promote major capital investment in truly advanced biofuels
April 17, 2018 Read Full Article
RED II – Europe’s €25 Billion Blunder
by Dick Roche (EURACTIV) ... Investments worth billions have already been written off as a result of EU U-turns on biofuels.
March 21, 2018 Read Full Article
Questions Raised over EU’s Proposed Advanced Biofuels List
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) Not all second-generation biofuels listed by the European Commission are sustainable, critics warn, urging policymakers to use
March 20, 2018 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Stands Its Ground, Won’t Back Down: New B20 Vehicles, Emissions Cuts, Highlight NBC 2018
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The makers of the world’s favorite advanced biofuel — a/k/a the biodiesel industry — descended upon
February 07, 2018 Read Full Article
10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges
by Lorenz Bauer (Lee Enterprises Consulting/Biofuels Digest) In 2007 the US government established a national strategy for the development of
February 06, 2018 Read Full Article
Global Grain Production Mainly Used For Food, Not Fuel
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) There’s no shortage of food in the world because of biofuel production, a new report says. A new
January 30, 2018 Read Full Article
Europe’s Polarized Transport Future: A Shift in Biofuel Quality
by Michael Eggleston* (Advanced Biofuels USA) On January 22, 2018, the 15th International Conference on Renewable Mobility titled “Fuels of
January 29, 2018 Read Full Article
Despite EU Palm Oil Ban, Biofuel Problems Will Continue
(Deutsche Welle) Members of the European Parliament have rejected an attempt to phase out support for crop-based biofuels. So what's next
January 24, 2018 Read Full Article
Legal GHG Reduction Requirement for Biofuels Rises to 50 Percent
(Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants, UFOP) (google translation)) The Union
January 22, 2018 Read Full Article
Updated UFOP Report on Global Market Supply Published
(Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants, UFOP)) Strong global harvest yields
January 22, 2018 Read Full Article
US Government Report Strengthens Consensus on Biodiesel Benefits
(National Biodiesel Board) Argonne National Laboratory, US Dept. of Agriculture, and Purdue University affirm impressive emissions reductions -- A new study on
January 22, 2018 Read Full Article
Commission Tells Malaysia Proposed Biofuel Policy Respects WTO Rules
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) The European Commission’s proposal for the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive is in compliance with the
January 12, 2018 Read Full Article
Regulating Indirect Land Use Carbon Emissions Carries Cost to Consumers
by Deborah Gertz Husar (Herald-Whig) ... University of Illinois agricultural economist Madhu Khanna said the low-carbon fuel standard creates incentives to
December 30, 2017 Read Full Article
EU Energy Council Agreement Sends Mixed Messages on Renewables
(The EU Biodiesel Chain) On Dec. 18, the EU Energy Ministers agreed on the Council General Approach for the post-2020 EU
December 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Limited Progress in Calculation of ILUC Effects from Biofuel Production, Study Finds
(Biofuels International) Researchers have carried out systematic analysis of the latest scientific evidence on indirect land use change (ILUC) greenhouse gas
December 12, 2017 Read Full Article
Commission’s Biofuels Proposal May Kill Future Investment, Industry Warns
by Samuel White (EurActiv) The biofuels industry has hit out at the European Commission’s proposal to reduce the cap on crop-based biofuels
November 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Technology Key to Ensuring Sustainable Bioenergy and Biofuel Production
(EU Science Hub) Bioenergy is the most common renewable energy source in Europe - and it's expected to continue to make
November 27, 2017 Read Full Article
Does Regulating Indirect Land Use Change Work? The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to ILUC Reform
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana professor Madhu Khanna has been raising issues with including an indirect land
November 20, 2017 Read Full Article
Divided on Biofuel Phase-Out, Parliament Looks for Compromise
by Paola Tamma (EurActiv) The lawmaker in charge of steering the EU’s biofuels reform in the European Parliament is looking for compromise
November 15, 2017 Read Full Article
EP Committee on Environment Denies Prospects for Domestic Biofuels
(Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants) The Union for the Promotion of Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP) expresses
October 29, 2017 Read Full Article
Opinion: Biofuels Sustainable, Essential To Aviation’s Future
by Adam Klauber, Isaac Toussie, Steve Csonka and Barbara Bramble (Aviation Week & Space Technology) To some, biofuels conjure negative images
October 25, 2017 Read Full Article
Four Swedish NGOs Write MEPs Demanding a Shift in Biofuels Policy
by Meghan Sapp (Biofuels Digest) In Sweden, a group of four NGOs have written an open letter to members of
October 20, 2017 Read Full Article
Shift to Sustainable Food System in Europe Is Possible, but Faces Challenges
(European Environment Agency) Making Europe’s production, consumption and trade in food environmentally sustainable is possible, but it will require a major
October 19, 2017 Read Full Article
More than Half of EU Biodiesel Made from Imported Crops, Study Finds
by Samuel White (EurActiv) Some 53% of EU biodiesel is made with imported feedstock, according to a recent analysis of European
October 18, 2017 Read Full Article
Biofuels International 2017 Conference in Edinburgh - A Peek into EU’s Biofuel Industry and Policy Outlook
by Aino Siirala* (Advanced Biofuels USA) The 10th Biofuels International Conference and Expo took place in Edinburgh this year. The
October 16, 2017 Read Full Article
Parliament Debate Debunks Misconceptions on #Biodiesel Carbon Savings and Benefits
(EU Reporter) Ahead of key votes on the post-2020 EU Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) in the ITRE, ENVI and TRAN
October 06, 2017 Read Full Article
A Sticky Matter: Sugar Molasses Dent EU’s Ambitions on Advanced Biofuels
by Paola Tamma (EurActiv) Sugar molasses, which the European Commission sees as “advanced” biofuel, present many of the same problems as conventional
October 04, 2017 Read Full Article
UK Department for Transport Announces Biofuel Reforms
(NNFCC Ltd./Biodiesel Magazine) Following years of policy uncertainty and market stagnation, the U.K.’s Department for Transport has announced its intention
September 20, 2017 Read Full Article
The People’s Fuel
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biodiesel is the people’s advanced biofuel, but it is not always the Establishment’s darling. Whether
September 01, 2017 Read Full Article
Academic Study: Biodiesel Benefits Under-Valued for Years
(National Biodiesel Board) A new academic paper published in Biotechnology for Biofuels shows biodiesel’s benefits are even better than previous models suggest.
August 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Waste Not Want Not: Understanding the Greenhouse Gas Implications of Diverting Waste and Residual Materials to Biofuel Production
(International Council on Clean Transportation) ... Indirect emissions can also result from the use of waste and residual materials for biofuel
August 24, 2017 Read Full Article
Solar Plants Take Root on Farms
by Jeremy Deaton (Nexus Media) ... Many are leasing their fields to solar developers in need of flat land clear of
August 22, 2017 Read Full Article
EU’s Biofuels U-Turn Is Final Nail in Coffin of Irish Sugar
by Dick Roche (Irish Examiner) When it was enacted in 2009, the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive was seen as a
August 07, 2017 Read Full Article
House Committee Debates Future Federal Support of Biofuels
by Sara Taginawa (Environmental and Energy Study Institute) On Tuesday, July 25, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held
July 28, 2017 Read Full Article
EU Renewable Energy Policy Undermined by Lack of Transparency and Unsubstantiated Assumptions
(Impact Assessment Institute) The Impact Assessment Institute (IAI) has scrutinised in detail the Impact Assessments accompanying the European Commission legislative
July 21, 2017 Read Full Article
MEPs Ask Commission to Distinguish ‘Good and Bad’ Crop-Based Biofuels
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (EurActiv) The European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee endorsed on Thursday (29 June)
June 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Biomass and Biofuels in the EU: Emotion-Based Policymaking?
by Francis X. Johnson (Stockholm Environment Institute/Euractiv) The European Commission’s tinkering on biomass policy effectively promotes oil over economically viable and
June 29, 2017 Read Full Article
Regulating the Indirect Land Use Carbon Emissions from Biofuels Imposes High Hidden Costs on Fuel Consumers
(Phys.Org/ University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ... To penalize the carbon emissions from this so-called indirect land use change, the USEPA
June 28, 2017 Read Full Article
Ecofys Study on Crude Tall Oil Markets and Availability: Sufficient Supply for Advanced Biofuels, Biomaterials and Energy Usage
(UPM) UPM Biofuels commissioned a study from leading international energy and climate consultancy Ecofys - A Navigant Company, entitled "Crude
June 21, 2017 Read Full Article
RFS Has Been ‘Tremendous Success’ Since Adoption, According to RFA Analysis
by Emily Druckman (Renewable Fuels Association) More than a decade after the original renewable fuel standard (RFS) was signed into
June 07, 2017 Read Full Article
Industry and Farmers See Biofuels as a Crucial Market ‘Outside CAP’
by Sarantis Michalopoulos (ERUACTIV) Farmers see biofuels as a crucial source of income but investors clashed with NGOs at an
May 22, 2017 Read Full Article
Driving GHG Down, Bringing Capacity Up
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Increasing efficiency is the ethanol industry’s top goal, and proving it to the
May 22, 2017 Read Full Article
The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Agrisoma
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) The production of Agrisoma’s Resonance Carinata is being expanded to multiple locations globally to provide
May 08, 2017 Read Full Article
Fighting Misinformation One Fact at a Time
by Bob Dinneen (Renewable Fuels Association/Ethanol Producer Magazine) RFA's president and CEO highlights key facts from the organization's annual industry
March 30, 2017 Read Full Article
Oh, the Irony! 'Eco-Friendly' Biodiesel Found Environmentally Destructive
(Sputnik News) Whereas biofuel is often touted as the "greenest" solution to the Earth's climate woes, such as global warming,
March 23, 2017 Read Full Article
USDA Releases New Report on Lifecycle Greenhouse Gas Balance of Ethanol
(U.S. Department of Agriculture) Analysis finds that U.S. corn-based ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent compared to gasoline,
January 13, 2017 Read Full Article
Commission ‘Dangerously’ Out of Touch with Reality on Biofuels
by Dick Roche (EurActiv/Pannonia Ethanol) A response delivered by Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete in the European Parliament last week demonstrates
December 14, 2016 Read Full Article
Senate Committee Hearing Focuses on GAO’s RFS Reports
by Erin Voegele (Biomass Magazine) On Dec. 1, the Senate Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management held a hearing
December 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Commission’s Flip-Flop on Biofuels Puts at Risk Tens of Thousands of Jobs
by Patrick Kent (Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers’ Association/Euractiv) The key element of this renewable energy plan is that the
December 06, 2016 Read Full Article
EC Releases RED II, Proposes First-Generation Biofuels Phase-out and New Sustainability Criterion for Forest Biomass
(Biofuels International) The European Commission has released its long-awaited revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and proposed the phase-out of food crop-based
November 30, 2016 Read Full Article
EU Considering Halving Crop-Based Biofuels by 2030: Draft
by Robert-Jan Bartunek, Sybille de La Hamaide and Alissa de Carbonnel (Reuters) The European Commission is considering halving the maximum
November 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Q&A: Alcogroup Says Ethanol Is Key to GHG Targets
(Argus Media) Belgium-based ethanol producer Alcogroup's chief executive Charles-Albert Peers spoke to Argus about near-term prospects for the European ethanol
November 18, 2016 Read Full Article
What is Australia’s Biofuel Future?
(Ecogeneration) With growing interest in Australia in the production of liquid biofuels, bio-refining experts Geoff Bell, CEO of Australian company
November 07, 2016 Read Full Article
European Farmers Stress Biodiesel Role in Agriculture and Transport Decarbonisation Post-2020
(Biofuels International) The European Oilseed Alliance (EOA), the European Biodiesel Board (EBB), and the Vegetable Oil and Protein Meal Industry
October 14, 2016 Read Full Article
An EU Biofuels Proposal Worth Getting Behind
by James Cogan (Biofuels Digest) Europe’s bioethanol association ePure just released a renewables policy paper that’s something to get excited
October 07, 2016 Read Full Article
Europe’s 2030 Renewables Policy Needs a Strong Approach on Biofuels
(ePURE) The European Commission should apply its own latest available science on biofuels if the EU renewable energy policy is to
October 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Ethanol Blog: Science Improves on Land-Use Change, Biodiesel
by Todd Neeley (DTN-The Progressive Farmer) Purdue University agriculture economics professor Wally Tyner isn’t exactly ready to discount the theory
September 19, 2016 Read Full Article
New Data Reaffirms Carbon Benefits of Biodiesel
(National Biodiesel Board) Economic modeling by Purdue University continues to reduce predicted emissions of ‘indirect land use change’ -- Biomass-based
September 14, 2016 Read Full Article
The EU Commission Has Lost the Plot on Biofuels
by Dick Roche (Biofuels Digest/Pannonia Ethanol) Just as the EU institutions were shutting up shop for the long summer break the
September 08, 2016 Read Full Article
BioFuelNet Responds To Study Claiming “ Biofuels Are Worse Than Gasoline”
by Marie-Joe Costantine (BioFuelNet) Study stating “ biofuels are worse than gasoline” is fundamentally flawed -- ... In the study, when
September 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Worse than Gasoline? Creative Accounting Leads to Claim
by Robert C. Brown (Des Moines Register) ... The genesis of the latest headlines is frustration among certain biofuels critics
August 31, 2016 Read Full Article
The Case Against Ethanol Opponents: They Are Simply Incorrect +VIDEO
by Marc J. Rauch (The Auto Channel) ... I can't say for sure, since I haven't done a count and compared
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
Do Biofuels Harm the Planet More than Gasoline?
Rowena Lindsay (Christian Science Monitor) A new study suggests that biofuels can mitigate only 37 percent of the CO2 released
August 30, 2016 Read Full Article
MichBio Responds to Flawed University of Michigan Research Study on Biofuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(MichBio/BusinessWire) MichBio, the biosciences industry association in Michigan, issued the following statement today regarding the release of a University of
August 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Worse for Climate Change than Gasoline, U-M Study Says
by Keith Matheny (Detroit Free Press) The multi-billion-dollar U.S. biofuels industry — promoted and expanded for over a decade by the
August 25, 2016 Read Full Article
Europe’s Broken Biofuels Policy
by Dick Roche (EurActiv) Public policy should be built on firm foundations. Objective analysis, verifiable facts and solid science are
August 15, 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
August 01, 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
July 19, 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
July 01, 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
June 15, 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:
June 13, 2016 Read Full Article
It Depends: Heard on the Floor at ABLC Feedstocks
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... The headline from the event is that projects and feedstock providers are more engaged
June 08, 2016 Read Full Article
Guest Opinion: Misinformation Hurts Ethanol's Place at Pump
by Mike Lefever (Post Independent/Citizen Telegram) ... In the end, though, I hope your take away is the same as mine; there’s
June 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Scientists Agree, Biodiesel A Key to Global Carbon Reduction
(National Biodiesel Board/PR NewsWire) World's experts advance the science of quantifying transportation emissions -- Scientific experts agree that America's Advanced
May 17, 2016 Read Full Article
Feature: Ethanol Producers Say California 'Carbon Intensity' Scores Still Too High
by Josh Pedrick (Platts) Most "legacy" ethanol producers who sell their product in California are unhappy with updated "carbon intensity"
May 16, 2016 Read Full Article
Now Is Not the Time to Kiss the Biofuels Goodbye
by Dick Roche (EurActiv) The European Commission’s proposal to scrap the mandate for the use of biofuels and, in effect, to
May 09, 2016 Read Full Article
Europe Continues to Get Biodiesel Wrong
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) A provocative opinion piece on Europe's reliance on unsound indirect land use change theory --
May 06, 2016 Read Full Article
Biodiesel Worse for the Environment than Fossil fuels, Warn Green Campaigners
by James Crisp (EurActiv) Instead of reducing them, using biodiesel in transport will increase polluting emissions by 4%, the same as
April 26, 2016 Read Full Article
Time for Full Carbon Accounting
by Zoltán Szabó (Biofuels Digest) The sustainability aspects of transport fuels are in the spotlight this year in Brussels as
April 22, 2016 Read Full Article
What Do We Do about Palm Oil?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In the world of fuels, Neste Oil has backed away from palm oil in order
April 18, 2016 Read Full Article
Crops of the Biofrontier: In Search of Opportunities for Sustainable Energy Cropping
by Stephanie Searle, Chelsea Petrenko, Ella Baz, and Chris Malins (International Council on Clean Transportation) Describes case studies of energy
April 15, 2016 Read Full Article
EU Must Increase Ethanol Use to Meet Targets
by Robert Wright (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ePURE) Renewable energy use in transport in all 28 EU members has been much less
April 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Urban Air Initiative, Energy Future Coalition Challenge EPA Data on Ethanol’s Lifecycle Emissions
(Urban Air Initiative) Urban Air Initiative joined the Energy Future Coalition and the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition (GBC) in calling on
April 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Make Haste with Waste
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... (W)hen you compare them to homogenized, uniform, high-yield, purpose-grown energy crops. residues may be
April 08, 2016 Read Full Article
The Yield Dividend: 5-10X Increase in Sorghum Opening New Options for Africa?
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... In South Africa,, Chromatin and Zaad Holdings have entered into an alliance to produce and
April 01, 2016 Read Full Article
EU’s 2030 Climate and Energy Objectives Will Be Missed without Biofuels
by Peder Holk Nielsen (Novozymes/EurActiv) If Europe is serious about its climate commitments, and if Europe wants to reduce its
March 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Report Quantifies Land Use Change Impact of Biofuels Consumed in the EU
(Ecofys) Land Use Change effects differ significantly for various types of biofuels consumed in the EU. Today, the European Commission
March 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Building a Bioethanol Coalition in the Fight Against Climate Change
by Jan Koninckx (DuPont/Biofuels Digest) ... (O)ur call is clear: we must act with the utmost urgency as we work
March 15, 2016 Read Full Article
Biofuels Are Back on the EU Agenda
by Sonja van Renssen (Energy Post) Biofuels are returning to the political agenda in Europe as EU policymakers start to
March 03, 2016 Read Full Article
Putting Corn in Your Car Isn’t as Crazy as It Sounds
by Nathanael Johnson (Grist) When I first looked at the environmental impact of corn ethanol I thought it was simple:
February 23, 2016 Read Full Article
Let’s Not Leave the Discussion in Iowa
by Dave VanderGriend (Ethanol Producer Magazine/ICM/Urban Air Initiative) ... Regardless of where candidates stood on ethanol, having this first step on
February 22, 2016 Read Full Article
Meeting the California Low Carbon Challenge
by Susanna Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) Eighty-nine ethanol producers west of the Mississippi River prepare for the revised LCFS.
February 22, 2016 Read Full Article
California Launches New Fuel Policies in 2016
by Graham Noyes (Biodiesel Magazine/ Keyes, Fox & Wiedman LLP) California will be the biodiesel market to watch in 2016
January 27, 2016 Read Full Article
UK Government Prepares for RTFO Consultation
(Biofuels International) The UK Government is preparing to consult on legislative changes to the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) this year. In
January 20, 2016 Read Full Article
New Biofuels Could Cut Emissions and Preserve Land Used to Grow Food
by Nathan Collins (Pacific Standard) Researchers combine ecological and economic models to examine the benefits of growing grass as fuel.
January 13, 2016 Read Full Article
California Sugarcane Ethanol Pathway Certified by CARB
(California Ethanol & Power LLC/Ethanol Producer Magazine) California Ethanol & Power LLC (CE+P) recently announced the certification of the carbon
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
Study: Second-Generation Biofuels Can Reduce Emissions
(EurekAlert!/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) Second-generation biofuel crops like the perennial grasses Miscanthus and switchgrass can efficiently meet emission reduction
January 11, 2016 Read Full Article
14 More Answers for your Burning Questions about Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals, the New Agriculture, and Biobased Products
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ... Q. How have the US elections and the regulatory situation in the US impacted development
December 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Re-Thinking the Carbon Reduction Value of Corn Ethanol Fuel
by Ron Alverson (Ethanol Across America) It has been seven years since Argonne National Labs (ANL), as part of the
December 23, 2015 Read Full Article
How Renewable Ethanol Can Be Produced Sustainably
(ePURE) ... At ePURE, the association representing European ethanol producers, we believe that renewable ethanol can play an important role in
December 17, 2015 Read Full Article
DEQ Proposes Last Minute Clean Fuels Tweaks
by Taylor W. Anderson (The Bulletin) Environmental panel votes today on break for oil companies through 2018, new ethanol models --
December 09, 2015 Read Full Article
11 Top Low-Carbon Fuel Players, WCSBD Publish COP 21 Guide to Slashing Transport-Based Greenhouse Gas Emissions
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Switzerland, 11 leading low carbon fuel companies present a comprehensive guide that identifies a variety
November 24, 2015 Read Full Article
University OF Illinois Research: Study Shows How Crop Prices and Climate Variables Affect Yield and Acreage
(University of Illinois/AgriMarketing) When corn prices increase farmers reap higher yields by making changes. According to a recent University of
November 18, 2015 Read Full Article
House Science Committee Hearing Exposes Fundamental Flaws in RFS Opponents Attacks
(Renewable Fuels Association) Today (November 3, 2015), the House Science, Space and Technology committee held a joint hearing of the
November 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Clean Fuels Program’s Next Threat: Disputed Science
by Taylor W. Anderson (The Bulletin) Climate scientist: policies that encourage biofuels must account for indirect emissions -- Before starting
October 26, 2015 Read Full Article
RFA: Oregon DEQ Shouldn’t Single out Ethanol
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The Renewable Fuel Association has written the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality a letter
October 22, 2015 Read Full Article
ICAO Must Design Robust Sustainability Criteria for Aviation Biofuels into Its Market Measure
(GreenAir Online) Aviation industry leaders will gather next week in Geneva for their green conference and congratulate themselves on their
September 30, 2015 Read Full Article
CARB Re-Adopts State’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
by Ann Bailey (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The California Air Resources Board has re-adopted a Low Carbon Fuel Standard requiring a
September 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Nation's Strictest Regulatory Board Affirms Biodiesel as Lowest-Carbon Fuel
(National Biodiesel Board) In a fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, California's Air Resources Board has spent years looking for
September 28, 2015 Read Full Article
Oregon's Clean Fuels Law Ignites More Political Wrangling
by Ian K. Kullgren (The Oregonian/Oregon Live) ... One of the law's biggest advocates threatened to join forces with opponents this
September 21, 2015 Read Full Article
Ethanol Working to Benefit Brazil, America, the World
by Leticia Phillips (UNICA/Ethanol Producer Magazine) Brazil and the U.S. have a responsibility to collaboratively build a global biofuels
July 20, 2015 Read Full Article
EU Council Formally Approves New Biofuel Rules
(Environmental Expert/ePURE) EU Ministers have today officially rubber-stamped new rules to address indirect land use change (ILUC) impacts associated with
July 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Europe’s Biofuels Debate Needs to Focus on Implementation
by Robert Wright (ePURE/EurActiv) As the debate kicks off on transport within Europe’s 2030 climate and energy framework, policymakers and
July 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Big Oil’s Mouthpiece Distorts the Facts
by Geoff Cooper (Renewable Fuels Association/The Hill) Sofie E. Miller may have left the Charles Koch Institute in 2012, but
June 29, 2015 Read Full Article
BP, Novozymes, Scania, Shell Back Launch of “Biofuels for Europe” Info Site
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Brussels, a new interactive website “www.BiofuelsforEurope.eu” launched today in the European Parliament to summarize the
June 29, 2015 Read Full Article
Support for RSB As Global Gold Standard Reconfirmed at Annual General Assembly
(Roundtable for Sustainable Biomaterials) The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) concluded their Annual General Assembly three-day program with a strong endorsement
June 03, 2015 Read Full Article
RSB General Assembly Opens with Approval of New Low iLUC Risk Standard
(Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials) The Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) kicked off its annual General Assembly meeting with a delegation
June 02, 2015 Read Full Article
Bioenergy & Sustainability: Bridging the Gaps
(SCOPE) Bioenergy & Sustainability is a collective effort with contributions from 137 researchers of 82 institutions in 24 countries. The
May 15, 2015 Read Full Article
Bioenergy Misconceptions and Misinformation
(Safer Alliance) What wild accusation have your heard regarding ethanol, biodiesel, biogas or other bioenergy resource? If you are engaged
May 15, 2015 Read Full Article
For Biofuels and Climate, Location Matters
(Phys.org) A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows that, when looking at the production site alone,
May 11, 2015 Read Full Article
New RSB Standard Proposed to Certify Low-Risk ILUC Biomass
by Susanne Retka Schill (Ethanol Producer Magazine) It may soon be possible to certify that biomass is not only sustainably
May 04, 2015 Read Full Article
Do Biofuels Still Have A Place In The Global Energy Mix?
By Alexis Arthur (OilPrice.com) Less than a decade ago, biofuels were set to take the energy world by storm. They
April 30, 2015 Read Full Article
Parliament Votes to Approve EU Biofuels Cap, Provides Closure
by Ron Kotrba (Ethanol Producer Magazine) The European Parliament voted April 28 to approve the cap on first-generation biofuels and
April 29, 2015 Read Full Article
EU Reshapes Its Biofuels Policy
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Jettisons indirect land use change for now, citing poor data visibility; caps food-crop biofuels to
April 17, 2015 Read Full Article
The LCFS Re-Adoption and Its Possible Repercussions
by John Sens (Biodiesel Magazine/EcoEngineers) ... Some important items that have resulted from this re-adoption process are: -Setting compliance curve to meet
April 08, 2015 Read Full Article
Industry Provides Input to SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel
by Erin Voegele (Ethanol Producer Magazine) In late March, the U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Board Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel held
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Recent Researches of European Scientists Evidence a Strong Possibility to Prevent Deforestation Caused by Biofuel Production
(Ukrainian Biofuel Portal) Nonetheless, the ecologists demonstrated their critical attitude towards the results of the research. Lately, the use of
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
California Air Resources Board Holds Workshop on LCFS Re-Adoption
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In California, the California Air Resources Board held a workshop on the Low Carbon Fuel Standard re-adoption
April 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Sustainable Biofuels Highlighted as Key for Future Transport Needs
(Click Green) The Transport Energy Task Force has today highlighted the important role sustainable biofuels will play in meeting the
March 30, 2015 Read Full Article
MEPs Retaliate against EU Countries on Biofuels Draft Law
(EurActiv) The European Parliament has resisted pressure from member states to water down the draft law on biofuels after five-hour
March 26, 2015 Read Full Article
The New Voices Debuts: The Advanced Bioeconomy Comes to Streamed Video
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, the advanced bioeconomy takes to the airwaves as The New Voices debuts today as
March 23, 2015 Read Full Article
Waste-Biogas Is at Least Ten Times More Effective than Crop-Biogas at Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(Bangor University) In a paper just released in the leading bioenergy journal Global Change Biology Bioenergy, researchers from Bangor University
March 06, 2015 Read Full Article
Economic Models Provide Insights into Global Sustainability Challenges
(Purdue University) Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in
February 27, 2015 Read Full Article
European Parliament Votes against First-Gen Biofuels
by Danny King (AutoBlog) Just 6 Percent of Euro Fuel Supply Can Come From Biofuel by 2020 European Parliament's Environment Committee voted
February 26, 2015 Read Full Article
Biofuels: Good News and False Solutions
by Elmar Baumann (Association of German Biofuels Producers (VDB)/Euractiv) While the discussion hots up, there is good news for all those
February 20, 2015 Read Full Article
California's Revised LCFS Challenged: Biofuel Industry Questions Standard's Lack of Real-World Data
by Todd Neeley (DTN Progressive Farmer) Though real-world data suggest biofuel production has not led to so-called indirect land-use change, the
February 18, 2015 Read Full Article
Europe Needs to Introduce Practical Incentives for Best Biofuels
by Robert White (ePURE/Euractiv) MEPs must move beyond the polarised debate about biofuels and introduce practical measures that will pull