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01.17.08
India Moves Forward With Jatropha
In India, the government had designated four companies (D1 Mohan Oils, Shiva Dis...
01.16.08
Soybean Prices Spark Unrest in Indonesia
In Indonesia, police were forced to clear the streets after food riots broke out...
01.15.08
European Union officials will propose a ban on imports of certain biofuels, acco...
01.15.08
Argentine President Cites Global Warming For Fuel Export Ban
Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner is blaming global warming f...
01.14.08
EIA Sees New Production Easing Oil Market
The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) says global oil markets will rema...
01.11.08
Malaysian Palm Oil Council Defends Ads
The Malaysian Palm Oil Council has rejected a ruling by the British advertising ...
01.10.08
The Chinese government responded to growing public anxiety about inflation by an...
01.09.08
Argentina 2007 Biodiesel Exports Reach 320,000 MT
Argentina’s Secretary of Agriculture reported that biodiesel exports totaled 320...
01.08.08
Switchgrass Seen As High Energy Feedstock
A five-year trial of switchgrass shows the crop produces 540% more renewable ene...
01.07.08
Tyson & Conoco Begin Renewable Diesel Production
Tyson Foods and ConocoPhillips’ joint venture to produce renewable diesel from b...
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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