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JOHNSTON, IOWA – When it comes to lowering emissions and improving air quality, reinvigorating rural economies, and reducing consumer costs, American biofuels feed and fuel the demand. During her keynote address at the 2024 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor will dive into what’s next for biofuels and the broader bioeconomy that the industry supports.

“Today, biofuels are lowering emissions and saving consumers money in Iowa and across the American heartland. Even more, their production also yields an ever-growing array of value-added co-products like high protein animal feed and drives investments in emissions-reducing technologies like carbon capture and sequestration,” Skor said. “The biofuels industry serves as the cornerstone of a broader, expanding bioeconomy—one that will continue to revitalize rural communities across the U.S. I look forward to joining producers and industry partners across Iowa to collaborate on how we can stay on this upward trajectory by enacting smart policies, accelerating innovation, and expanding consumer access to clean, low-carbon bioethanol.”

The 2024 Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit is taking place on January 11, 2024 and will be at the Meadows Event Center at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. The Summit is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

“We look forward to hearing Emily expand upon the path forward that grows the market for biofuels and expanding opportunities for producers,” said Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Marketing Director Lisa Coffelt. “Growth Energy is spearheading the effort of expanding consumer access to higher blends at the pump.”

Growth Energy represents producers and supporters of ethanol working to drive demand, grow America’s economy and improve the environment for future generations.

To register and learn more about the Summit, please visit IowaRenewableFuelsSummit.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 43 ethanol refineries capable of producing over 4.5 billion gallons annually – including 34 million gallons of annual cellulosic ethanol production capacity – and 11 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce over 400 million gallons annually. For more information, visit the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association website at: www.IowaRFA.org.

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