(Oil Price) – In 2007, nearly two decades ago, I wrote an article called “The Future Is Solar.” At the time, my argument was largely based on efficiency. I had been comparing biofuels with direct solar energy and noted how much more effectively solar panels could capture the sun’s energy than crops could convert it into liquid fuel. Solar was
Reuters NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Energy has recommended that some of the oil refiners that applied for retroactive exemptions from the nation’s biofuel blending law be granted partial relief, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The move could help bring those refining companies into compliance with a court ruling earlier this year that requires
From Reuters Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth on Wednesday asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General to investigate why the agency vastly expanded its use of waivers to exempt small refineries from the nation’s biofuel law. The request, made in a letter from Duckworth’s office to Acting Inspector Charles Sheehan, follows a May 16 Reuters report that the
The EIA released new data on ethanol’s and biodiesel’s movements by rail. Unlike other liquid fuels that are most commonly transported by pipeline, ethanol and biodiesel are more often transported by rail because both fuels attract water and other impurities in pipelines, according to the EIA. The estimates cover rail movements of ethanol and biodiesel within each Petroleum Administration for Defense
