Ethanol producers gather in NOLA to discuss new opportunities

Ethanol producers are talking about new opportunities for the renewable fuels industry. 

Jeanne McCaherty with Guardian Energy says, “I’m very excited about the ethanol industry. I think we’ve got more opportunities than we’ve ever had.”

McCaherty tells Brownfield being able to drive ethanol to lower and lower carbon intensities just opened up a whole new market opportunity for the industry beyond fuel. “Now you have people that are trying to make lower carbon-intense plastics, packaging, you know, a lot of different raw materials, whether it’s methanol, sustainable airline fluids, and ethanol is a great raw material to start with that and make that happen.”

And McCaherty says just like fuel, the other products are renewable and environmentally friendly.

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