As rail carriers face pressure to fast-track their greenhouse gas emissions reductions, could it be the end of the line for traditional diesel-powered locomotives? Biodiesel and renewable diesel may be the light at the end of the tunnel for the rail industry and that was the topic for a mainstage session at the Clean Fuels Conference Wednesday. Union...Read More

Kent Engelbrecht serves as director of North American Biodiesel Trade Policy for ADM, one of the world’s leading biodiesel producers, oilseed crushers, and suppliers of soy and canola feedstocks for the renewable liquid fuels industry. In this role, which he assumed in 2024, he oversees the strategic development and execution of federal, state and provincial biofuels policy across...Read More

With a new presidential administration and Congress, will we see an acceleration or a U-turn on clean energy policy? How will new federal tax policies get rolling? And what impact will the states have, with many of them aggressively pursuing low-carbon fuels programs? Clean Fuels VP of Federal Affairs Kurt Kovarik and Jeffrey Earl, Director of State Governmental...Read More

The current and future role of biodiesel and renewable diesel in California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard was the topic for the first panel discussion of the 2025 Clean Fuels Conference – California Dreamin’: Clean Fuels’ Time to Shine. Carlos Gutierrez, California Advanced Biofuels Alliance (CABA), moderated the conversation with Harry Simpson, CEO of Crimson Renewable Energy Holdings, the...Read More