The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) team was out in force at the 2015 Fuel Ethanol Workshop backed by the Power by People faces of the industry.
Something new for ACE this year is a retailer-focused website promoting the whys and hows of moving into flex fuels called FlexFuelForward.com and they were encouraging FEW attendees to check it out and use it as a tool to educate retailers.
Like everyone else in the industry, ACE was disappointed by the EPA’s proposed rule for volume obligations under the RFS but they were also encouraging FEW attendees to make their voices heard during the comment period. ACE Executive Vice President Brian Jennings says they plan to show the power of the people in this industry during the public hearing June 25 in Kansas City. “We’re going to get a bunch of retailers who are selling E15 and E85 to go to that hearing and tell EPA face-to-face that the blend wall isn’t real,” said Jennings. “We’re going to make sure we get some very persuasive messengers to come deliver a very compelling message to that hearing.”
In this interview, Jennings also talks about E15’s forced summer vacation which just started June 1 in many areas, as well as last week’s report from NREL on the ability of fuel infrastructure to handle E15. Interview with ACE Executive VP Brian Jennings at FEW
2015 Fuel Ethanol Workshop Photo Album
