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Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council, California ETS, Carbon Bill

August 6, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

Eight biofuels groups are forming a coalition, the Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council, in reaction to calls to limit a federal mandate for renewable fuels because of the drought. The coalition aims to defend the renewable fuel standard, which requires 15 billion gallons of corn-based ethanol to be blended into traditional ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Solar Trade War, Talisman Reporting Fine

July 27, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

A European Commission analysis presented a draft proposal for the EU ETS to address the carbon allowance surplus – with options to withhold 400 million, 900 million or 1.2 billion allowances over the first three years of the market’s next phase beginning in 2013. The proposal will be debated by all ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels, Herbicide Ruling, MA Energy Bill

April 11, 2012June 30, 2013 by Leon Walker

Six biofuel trade associations filed a motion in the U.S. District Court of Appeals to intervene in support of the EPA’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) 2012 final rule, which is under challenge by the American Petroleum Institute. The groups say their members already have made investments in equipment, research and ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS 2011, EU ETS, UK Solar Subsidy Cuts, IMO Code

February 22, 2012February 22, 2012 by Leon Walker

The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has asked that the EPA deny a petition submitted this month by the petroleum industry that would retroactively change the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) for 2011. The group said that commercial-scale advanced biofuels projects are just starting to advance and changes to the RFS would ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement: EU 2020 Targets, Japan Nuclear Safety, Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions

January 20, 2012January 20, 2012 by Leon Walker

A European Commission analysis said that raising the EU’s 2020 emission reduction target to 30 percent may be less costly than previously reported. The cost of going to 30 percent, previously estimated at about $42 billion, is likely lower due to the economic downturn and resulting lower emissions, and costs ... Read more »

Refiners Fined for Failing to Use Non-Existent Fuel

January 11, 2012January 12, 2012 by Tamar Wilner

Refiners expect to pay about $6.8 million in government penalties for failing to mix cellulosic biofuel into their gasoline and diesel – even though the supplies don’t exist, the New York Times has reported. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act requires the use of three types of fuel: diesel ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax

December 28, 2011June 18, 2013 by Leon Walker

The EPA finalized the Renewable Fuel Standard program (RFS2) 2012 percentage standards for four fuel categories as part of the annual renewable fuel volume targets intended to achieve an overall level of 36 billion gallons in 2022. The 2012 overall volumes and standards are: biomass-based diesel (1.0 billion gallons; 0.91 ... Read more »

RFS: Don’t Count Advanced Biofuels Out Yet

October 27, 2011October 27, 2011 by Brent Erickson

A new report from the National Academies on the Renewable Fuel Standard recapitulates the growing impatience among environmentalists that cellulosic biofuel production has not grown fast enough to meet the aggressive RFS goals. Unfortunately, the report is marred by some significant errors of fact. It shouldn’t convince anyone to give ... Read more »

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Mercury, Renewable Fuels, MACT Boiler Rules

June 22, 2011June 4, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

The EPA is making yet another extension to a public comment period, this time on proposed mercury and air toxics standards for coal plants. But the agency said the 30 day extension to the timeline for public input will not delay the issuing of final standards, scheduled for November. Last month ... Read more »

Boeing, Alaska Air Press for Biofuel Research

May 31, 2011 by Tamar Wilner

Oilseed, forest residues, municipal solid waste and algae are all promising feedstocks for the future of aviation, according to an industry research initiative that includes Boeing and Alaska Airlines. A report out last week from Sustainable Aviation Fuels Northwest said that no single technology is likely to provide enough sustainable ... Read more »

Why We Need a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard

April 28, 2011 by Brent Erickson

Politicians and consumers alike are expressing surprise that oil has topped $100 a barrel and stayed there. But they shouldn’t. A median line drawn through oil price changes over the past two decades points directly at $100 per barrel. Energy prices have been steadily pushed higher by countries competing for ... Read more »

The Bottom Line on Biofuels

March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 by Brent Erickson

The world has had several recent reminders how potential environmental impacts of energy production can become reality. We are nearing the one-year anniversary of the largest oil spill the petroleum industry has ever experienced, the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico. More immediately, the world is monitoring the ... Read more »

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels Producers Coordinating Council, California ETS, Carbon Bill

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: EU ETS, Solar Trade War, Talisman Reporting Fine

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Biofuels, Herbicide Ruling, MA Energy Bill

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS 2011, EU ETS, UK Solar Subsidy Cuts, IMO Code

Policy & Enforcement: EU 2020 Targets, Japan Nuclear Safety, Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions

Refiners Fined for Failing to Use Non-Existent Fuel

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: RFS2 2012, Keystone XL, SolarWorld, Aviation Carbon Tax

RFS: Don’t Count Advanced Biofuels Out Yet

Policy & Regulatory Briefing: Mercury, Renewable Fuels, MACT Boiler Rules

Boeing, Alaska Air Press for Biofuel Research

Why We Need a Strong Renewable Fuel Standard

The Bottom Line on Biofuels

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