Russian Biofuels Association
Russian National Biofuels Association promotes renewable fuels in Russia. To achieve its goals the Association works with various government and non-government stakeholders in Russian and neighboring countries.
Faces of previous Congess "Biomass: Fuel & Power"
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Brazil raises biofuel levels, sees gasoline self-sufficiency
Brazil's National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) on Wednesday approved increasing the level of biofuels mixed into fossil fuels, a move towards gasoline self-sufficiency that was also celebrated by renewable energy lobbies after the government earlier hinted the blends would not be changed this year. From August 1, the proportion of ethanol to be mixed in gasoline will rise to 30% from 27%, and the amount of biodiesel in diesel increases to 15% from 14%, Pietro Mendes, oil and gas secretary at the energy ministry, said during an event to announce the changes.
Read moreBiofuel Demand to Soak Up More Than Half of U.S. Soy Oil Production Next Year, USDA Says
U.S. biofuel makers will consume more than half of all soybean oil produced in the U.S. next year as a recent flurry of federal policy moves has transformed the sector, including higher blending mandates and curbs on foreign biofuel imports and feedstocks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.
Read moreAre tariffs enough to save Europe's biofuels sector?
First, I want to point you towards Amanda Chu's excellent investigation into the delays faced by some of the biggest US manufacturing investments announced in the first year of Joe Biden's flagship industrial and climate policies. The US president's Inflation Reduction Act and Chips and Science Act offered more than $400bn in tax credits, loans and grants to spark development of a US cleantech and semiconductor supply chain. It galvanised a wave of investment but of the 114 large projects tracked by the FT, each worth more than $100mn, a total of $84bn - or 40 per cent - have been delayed for between two months and several years, or paused indefinitely.
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