The Uncertain Future for Biofuels Policy Will be a Hot Topic at the 2022 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit
January 18, 2022
Summit Roundtable Will Also Explore Opportunities for Emerging Biofuel Markets
Contact: Cassidy Walter
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JOHNSTON, IOWA – The 2022 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit is looking to the future by featuring roundtable discussions exploring what is on the horizon for both biofuel policy and emerging markets for biofuel producers.
“Biofuel producers are always looking for that next opportunity to become more productive and more efficient,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Marketing Director Lisa Coffelt. “At the Summit the policy and emerging markets roundtables will help those in attendance get a sense for which way the political winds are blowing and what business opportunities are up and coming for biofuels.”
The policy roundtable will cover the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2022 and beyond, a path forward for E15, and more. It will include leading experts Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly National Biodiesel Board); Devin Mogler, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs at Green Plains, Inc.; Lindsay Fitzgerald, Vice President of Government Relations at Gevo, Inc, and Jessica Bennett, Partner at AJW, Inc.
The roundtable on emerging markets will dig into new opportunities to grow biofuel production and demand, such as high-protein DDGs for animal feed and sustainable aviation fuel. The roundtable will include Steve Csonka, Executive Director of the Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative; Scott Fenwick, Technical Director at Clean Fuels Alliance America (formerly National Biodiesel Board); and Zach Smith, Faculty Supervisor at the Ruminant Nutrition Center.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit is taking place on January 25 at the Community Choice Convention Center at the Iowa Events Center. Attendance is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register to attend and learn more, visit IowaRenewablFuelsSummit.org.
The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association represents the state’s liquid renewable fuels industry and works to foster its growth. Iowa is the nation’s leader in renewable fuels production with 42 ethanol refineries capable of producing 4.5 billion gallons annually – including 34 million gallons of annual cellulosic ethanol production capacity – and 11 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce 410 million gallons annually. For more information, visit the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association website at: www.IowaRFA.org.
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