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05.06.08
$245 Million Ethanol Plant Planned For Niagara Falls
Plans by a Toronto company to launch a $245 million ethanol production plant in ...
05.05.08
Republican US Senators Ask to Ease RFS Requirements
Two dozen Republican US Senators, including Republican presidential candidate Jo...
05.02.08
Malaysian Palm Oil Exports At Four Month High
Malaysia's palm oil exports rose 7.4% on the month to a four month high of 1.31 ...
05.01.08
Canadians Show Strong Support for Biofuels
The results of a nationwide poll find that Canadians overwhelmingly support the ...
04.30.08
Biodiesel Investments Slowing In Southeast Asia
Plans to invest billions of dollars in biodiesel refineries across Southeast Asi...
04.29.08
EU Considering Strict Criteria for Biofuel Imports
According to media reports, the EU is considering bringing in stringent criteria...
04.28.08
Argentina Economic Minister Resigns
Argentina Economy Minister Martin Lousteau has resigned, replaced by Carlos Fern...
04.25.08
EBB Files Import Complaint Against US
The European Biodiesel Board announced it has filed a complaint with the Europea...
04.24.08
Columbian Sugar Exports Decline For Second Year
Colombia's sugar exports declined for a second consecutive year. According to t...
04.23.08
UN Official Calls Biofuels Media Coverage "Simplistic"
Current news coverage and headlines blaming biofuels for shortages of food crops...
US EPA Releases RFS2
02.05.10
US EPA issued RFS2 this week including some major changes from the previous rule:
- Renewable fuels must account for 8.25% of total gasoline and diesel sales in 2010 to meet a mandate of nearly 13 billion gal of renewable fuels this year.
- The cellulosic ethanol output target is set at 6.5 million gal this year instead of the proposed 100 million gal.
- The 2009/2010 combined biomass diesel output target is set at 1.15 billion gal. by year-end.
- Measuring carbon dioxide emissions from ethanol and other biofuels includes indirect land use change, but biodiesel and renewable diesel from soy oil or waste oils, fats, and greases will meet the 50% GHG reduction threshold.
- Ethanol from sugarcane complies with the 50% reduction threshold for advanced biofuels.
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