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Hawaii Governor Signs Renewable Fuels Production Tax Credit
On July 6, 2016, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed SB 2652 Related to Taxation -- Locally Produced Renewable Energy. This bill establishes a five-year renewable fuels production tax credit. The tax credit will take effect in2017 and will provide 20 cents per gallon of ethanol (or 76,000 British thermal units (Btu) of renewable fuel) with a cap of $3 million. The tax credit is open to companies ...
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Fluor Awarded Renewable Fuel Production Plant by Joule
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by Joule to design and build a renewable fuel production facility in New Mexico. Fluor booked the undisclosed contract value in the fourth quarter of 2011. The facility is intended to test and scale up a process for the ...
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How Can We Increase The Production Of Biofuels From Waste?
In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Antonio Alfonso Avello, Managing Director of FCC Environment, to discuss the shift from PPP solutions to merchant plants, the scope for renewable fuel production and how FCC Environment is revolutionising the industry with its innovative Methamorphosis project. Hear directly from FCC Environment at the World Waste to Energy & Resources Summit on ...
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The State of American Energy Relies on Increased Renewable Fuel Production, BIO Says
The state of U.S. energy production and energy security requires a focus on more than just increased oil production. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Industrial and Environmental Section, today released the following statement in response to today’s speech by American Petroleum Institute CEO Jack Gerard: “Experts are projecting ...
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CRFA Salutes Enerkem`s Latest Financing Round for Green, Renewable Biofuels
The Canadian Renewable Fuels Association today congratulated waste-to-biofueIs renewable chemicals leader Enerkem Inc. on the announcement of $50 million in financing. As part of this financing, institutional fund Investissement Quebec joined Enerkem's existing investors and became a strategic investor in the company. This partnership will help build and strengthen capacity for domestic renewable ...
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Governor Kim Reynolds to Address the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, who has been on the front lines of the fight against refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) while working diligently on a state level to grow biofuels use in Iowa, will address the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit this January. “With the RFS under constant attack, Governor Kim Reynolds has been relentless in her efforts to restore integrity to ...
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Newly Introduced Bill Encourages Low-Carbon Fuel Production
On November 18, 2020, U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Jim Hagedorn (R-MN) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral legislation that aims to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and encourage low-carbon fuel production. Titled “The Streamlining Advanced Biofuels Registration Act,” this bill would eliminate existing barriers for biofuels plants to increase production of ...
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Global ethanol production to reach 85.9 billion litres (22.7 billion gallons) in 2010
The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) today released its 2010 production forecast for ethanol and the future continues to look positive for growth in the industry. Total ethanol production for 2009 was 73.9 billion litres (19.5 billion gallons) according to data assembled by F.O. Licht. The GRFA predicts global production will reach 85.9 billion litres (22.7 billion gallons) in 2010 growing ...
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USDA Foreign Ag Service and U.S. Grains Council to Talk Trade at the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
As world trade negotiations make daily news, the Administrator of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Ken Isley and U.S. Grains Council (USGC) Manager of Global Ethanol Market Development Lucas Szabo will provide a timely update on trade opportunities and challenges facing biofuels producers at the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. “Growing international trade for ethanol and biodiesel ...
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USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Censky to Talk Future of Biofuels At The 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
From advising EPA on Renewable Fuel Standard implementation to biofuels infrastructure funding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has an important role to play in boosting the growth of the biofuels industry. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky is joining attendees of the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit to discuss the future of renewable fuels and how USDA will continue to act to ...
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The Power of One: Erin Brockovich to Address 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit on Going Head to Head With the Big Boys
Best known for her role in the largest toxic tort injury settlement case in U.S. history, Erin Brockovich is no stranger to fighting injustice, even against some of the most powerful opponents. This January, Brockovich will bring her tenacious spirit to the 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. After uncovering a 30-year long history of poisoning the groundwater in Hinkley, California by Pacific Gas ...
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Roundtable to Discuss How Ethanol can Minimize the Health Risks Posed by Gasoline At The 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
While many automotive environmental debates today revolve around climate change and greenhouse gas emissions, evidence is mounting that direct health impacts from tailpipe emissions should not be ignored. The 2020 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit will feature a roundtable discussion entitled “Is Your Fuel Killing You and How Biofuels Can Help” to address this concern. “As a dad with ...
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EPA Proposes Increases in Renewable Fuel Levels
Today the EPA announced proposed volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and also proposed volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2017. The proposal would boost renewable fuel production and provide for ambitious yet responsible growth over multiple years, supporting future expansion of the biofuels industry. “This ...
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EPA Proposes Changes to Enhance Confidence in RIN Trading in the RFS Program
To help make the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program more efficient and effective the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a structured process for buyers of Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) in order to verify their validity. Under the proposal, RINs would be verified through a new voluntary quality assurance program that also includes alternative compliance options ...
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EPA Issues Proposed Rule Extending 2019 and 2020 RFS Compliance and Attesting Reporting Deadlines
EPA, on January 15, 2021, issued a proposed rule to modify certain compliance dates under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The proposed deadline extension for the 2019 compliance year and the associated deadline for submission of attest engagement reports for the 2019 compliance year for small refineries are as follows: November 30, 2021, and June 1, 2022, respectively. The second extension ...
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U.S. Senators Join Forces in Bipartisan Bill Supporting Biofuel Producers
On May 21, 2020, U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced a bill directing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary to establish a renewable feedstock reimbursement program. Aiming to support biofuel producers that have been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, this bill can be cited as the Renewable Fuel Feedstock Reimbursement Act of 2020. ...
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Trump Administration Turns Back on Certainty for Farmers, Leaves Future of RFS In Epa’s Hands
Today the EPA released the final Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) rule setting blend levels for 2020. Included in the rule was a provision intended to fulfill President Donald Trump’s commitment to ensure blend levels are met by stopping demand destruction caused by small refinery exemptions (SREs). Unfortunately, the final rule fails to do this in a way that creates market certainty, instead ...
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AP Ethanol Hit Piece Inaccurate, Misleading
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) responded harshly today to the impending Associated Press (AP) smear of ethanol that’s set to be published in news outlets around the country tomorrow. The IRFA was able to view an early version of the story, and speak with Wayne County residents who felt they were misrepresented by the AP in the story. “The AP story is more like an ...
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Fulcrum BioEnergy Secures Commitments For $175 Million Of Financing For Commercialization Of MSW To Renewable Fuels Project
PLEASANTON, Calif., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. announced today that it has successfully secured commitments and is proceeding toward closing financings totaling $175 million to fund construction of its first municipal solid waste ("MSW") to low-carbon fuels plant, the Sierra BioFuels Plant ("Sierra"), and to fund the development of future projects. Fulcrum President ...
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Renewable Fuel Reimbursement Program Included in HEROES Act
On May 12, 2020, a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, which would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending on September 30, 2020. Titled the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (HEROES Act), this bill addresses various issues, many of which have been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of these issues include ...
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