(Ag Newswire) This edition of the Ethanol Report explores ethanol’s role as a “net-zero hero” with highlights from the 26th annual National Ethanol Conference (NEC).
The report includes remarks from David MacIntosh, Environmental Health & Engineering Inc.; Stefan Unnasch with Life Cycle Associates; and Michael Berube, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation, who all spoke at the 2021 NEC. In addition, we have comments from Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper, Chief Economist Scott Richman, and VP of Industry Relations Robert White.
by Cassie Mullen (Renewable Fuels Association) … ”Our main concern is the policymakers’ stance on electrification and putting all their eggs in that basket,” said Greg Jones, director of business development at Pearson Fuels. “E85 can be that bridge between now and where they want to be. The way the industry can help is is to get involved and push the car manufacturers to continue to build E85 vehicles.”
Another panelist agreed and spoke to the lack of better flex-fuel options. “We’ve seen flex-fuel vehicles, over the past 10 years, ramp up and then sort of ramp down,” said Michael Hyde, president of H&H Operations. “We buy a lot of vehicles through our company and we noticed that it wasn’t even an option on a lot of the vehicles we’ve been looking to purchase over the last couple of years. I think E15 is going to be the standard in our state or a lot of other states really soon, replacing the E10 that we have.”
Bills Incentivizing Biofuels Introduced On The Same Day Friday, March 5, 2021
On the same day, with the support of Representatives Axne and Davis, among others, U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the Adopt GREET Act. The Adopt GREET Act would require that EPA update its greenhouse gas (GHG) models for ethanol and biodiesel to reflect better the environmental benefits of agriculture and biofuels. Specifically, EPA would be obligated, under this Act, to adopt the Argonne National Laboratory’s Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) Model for both biodiesel and ethanol fuels and update its model as needed every five years.
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