In Washington, leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Collaborating in the intervention are Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, U.S. Grains Council, […]
In Washington DC, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) reported that leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector. Collaborating in the intervention are the […]
In Indiana, researchers interested in improving a given trait in plants can now identify the genes that regulate the trait’s expression without doing any experiments. Purdue researchers and 10 co-authors published the details of the new web-based regulatory gene discovery tool in the April 23 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A […]
In Spain, the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has approved the resolution (RDC/DE/004/22 ) that will simplify the procedures for biomethane producers to connect their facilities to the gas network in an agile, transparent and non-discriminatory manner. During 2023, the 9 plants connected to the system produced 243 GWh, 40% more than in 2022. Currently, […]
In the UK, UK labor union Unite is calling on the Scottish government to ‘step in now’ as 75 jobs are at risk following the announcement by Argent Energy that it plans to close its biodiesel plant in Newarthill. The union responded to the latest green jobs setback in Scotland as Argent Energy confirmed its […]
In Canada, EcoEngineers announced the expansion of its services in compliance with the Canadian Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR). After an intensive four-month period of ISO 14064-3:2019 training and aligning a cadre of life-cycle analysis (LCA) critical reviewers and specialists, Eco has been granted a scope extension by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (ANAB). This accreditation […]
In Belgium, the Renewable Fuels Association on Thursday filed a petition to intervene in support of a legal challenge brought by European ethanol producers against the European Union’s FuelEU Maritime Regulation. By arbitrarily assuming crop-based biofuels like ethanol have the same lifecycle carbon emissions as the dirtiest fossil-based marine fuels, the EU regulation effectively bans […]
In Oregon, the Global Hemp Innovation Center at Oregon State University has won a $10 million grant to develop hemp-based supply chains and equip students from 13 Native American tribes for bioeconomy jobs. The grant will be used to establish regional business networks, provide education opportunities for tribal communities, present hemp economic development opportunities to […]
In South Dakota, the South Dakota legislature passed a Landowner Bill of Rights on Wednesday that enhances landowner protections while providing regulatory certainty for CO2 pipeline projects. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) Executive Director Monte Shaw made the following statement: “Both sides came together in South Dakota to find an equitable path forward for carbon […]
In Iowa, the Des Moines Register newspaper reports Chevron Renewable Energy Group is mothballing indefinitely its biodiesel production facilities in Western Iowa and Wisconsin, saying that the Biden Administration’s policies have created market conditions that keep the plants from being viable. The Environmental Protection Agency set the biodiesel blending mandates about 1 billion gallons below […]
