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Evolution Fuels is committed to the establishment of retail fueling stations
that will carry varying blends of ethanol and biodiesel.
02/10/2010
Due to the heavy snowfall
this week, the Senate will not likely act on its jobs bill this week
ahead of the week-long Presidents Day recess. Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Feb. 9 said that the heavy snowfall was impeding
his efforts to bring up the jobs bill. But details have...
02/08/2010
An extension to the expired
biodiesel production tax incentive likely will be part of a jobs package
being negotiated by Democratic and Republican leaders. Recall that the
biodiesel tax incentive expired Dec. 31. The $1-per-gallon tax incentive
is designed to make biodiesel price competitiv...
12/15/2009
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)
and the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) separately have expressed support
for an extension of the current biodiesel tax credit. Harkin asked the
bipartisan leadership of the Senate Finance Committee to craft an extension
of the credit as soon as possible. “An e...
12/10/2009
The House on Dec. 9 approved
the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 (HR 4213), including a one-year extension,
through Dec. 31, 2010, of the biodiesel tax incentive. However, the
bill faces an uncertain outlook in the Senate. Representatives passed
the extenders bill by a vote of 241-185, largely al...
12/02/2009
Next week, the House is set
to consider legislation to extend some expiring renewable fuel
incentive programs, including the biodiesel tax credit and the small
agri-biodiesel credit that are scheduled to expire on Dec. 31.
As
part of the American Jobs Creation Act enacted in 2004, Cong...
11/20/2009
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-N.D.)
this week introduced legislation (HR 4070) that would make a number
of revisions to the tax incentives for biodiesel production, including
a five-year extension of the expiring tax credit for domestic biodiesel.
The credit is scheduled to expire at the end of the ...
10/30/2009
According to a
report released on Oct. 22 by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), investment
in energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies could result in a net gain
of about 4.5 million jobs in the United States over the next 20 years. The
report is based on a 2007 study conduc...
10/29/2009
As Canadian government subsidies for production plants and renewable fuel requirements go into effect, Canadian biofuel production is expected to rise 76 percent by 2011. According to the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association, total biofuel production will reach 660 million gallons annually by 2011,...
10/26/2009
As of Nov. 1, Manitoba is mandated to the blending of 2 percent biodiesel in its overall sales of on- and off-road diesel fuel. The 2-percent blend percentage is based on an average. Supplies have the flexibility to blend other percentages of biodiesel to meet the 2-percent target. For example, it ...
10/19/2009
Over the last eight years, biodiesel production in the world has increased ten-fold to 2.9 billion gallons per year over and could nearly double by 2012, according to a report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA's Bioenergy Task 39 reviewed 21 key biofuel-producing countries,...