The Renewable Fuels Association elected officers and its board of directors for the 2026 fiscal year at its annual membership meeting in Omaha, Nebraska last week and Derek Peine, CEO of Western Plains Energy in Oakley, Kan., was elected chairman.
Also last week, RFA celebrated the signing Assembly Bill 30 into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, immediately legalizing the sale of E15 in the Golden State.
In this edition of “The Ethanol Report” podcast, we get to know RFA’s new chairman and hear his reaction to E15 in California, as well as the prospects for the organization’s number one priority – nationwide, year-round E15. Peine also comments on new research from RFA showing consumer support for ethanol, as well as other RFA priorities, including defense of the Renewable Fuel Standard and increasing global markets for U.S. ethanol exports.
Ethanol Report 10-7-25 23:09The Ethanol Report is a podcast about the latest news and information in the ethanol industry that has been sponsored by the Renewable Fuels Association since 2008.
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