Episode Description: Episode Description: ClearFlame Engine Technologies has developed engine technology that allows heavy-duty trucks and diesel-driven farm equipment to operate on 100 percent plant-based fuel. ClearFlame CEO BJ Johnson is part of the latest Clean Fuels Podcast and highlights this unique engine technology. CleanFlame has collaborated with Great Plains Institute, the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, John Deere, Growth Energy and others to decarbonize long-haul trucking and agriculture. When asked if this is "an either-or" discussion between electric vehicles and renewable fuels, Johnson said it is impossible to eliminate the dependence on fossil fuels without using every available tool. "If we frame this discussion as 'either-or,' we're going to fail in our goals."
Clean Fuels Podcast
Episode Description: American Coalition for Ethanol CEO Brian Jennings is featured in the latest Clean Fuels Podcast. Jennings told RRFN. Minnesota’s proposed Future Fuels Act has support from a politically diverse group, including ACE. "This is an improvement on the California program in substantial ways to make it attractive for Minnesota." Jennings says the California program has cast a shadow over Minnesota's clean fuel debate, but that is a challenge that needs to be overcome. Find out why in this podcast.
Episode Description: Great Plains Institute President and CEO Rolf Nordstrom and Vice President of Transportation and Fuels Brendan Jordan join Red River Farm Network's Don Wick to talk about a new clean fuels policy being considered in the Minnesota Legislature, along with the de-carbonizing efforts underway across the country.
