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ACCOLADE APPRECIATED: Upon accepting the honor, 2021 FEW Award of Excellence winner Kurt Rosentrater told conference attendees: "It truly is a humbling feeling. You go to work, you try to help the industry, but to be recognized for your work … It's a fantastic feeling.” PHOTO: BBI INTERNATIONAL
NECESSARY QUESTIONS: American Coalition for Ethanol President Dave Sovereign, addressing ACE conference attendees, challenged common assumptions about electric vehicles. PHOTOS: ACE/ZIMMCOMM
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THAN NOW In August, the American Coalition for Ethanol’s annual conference convened in person for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. By Anna Simet
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While “accelerate” was the theme of the American Coalition for Ethanol’s 34th annual conference—market growth being vital—the myriad policy, investment and operational issues explored at the event orbited largely around the industry’s overarching lowcarbon ambitions. And with the rise of elec-
tric vehicles (EVs) seeming imminent, ACE leaders tackled the central question of why policymakers and consumers remain fixated on emerging climate change solutions when ethanol and other biofuels are here today and widely available. That and related concerns were thoroughly and thoughtfully dissected during the opening general session, which
