LINCOLN, Neb. (RFD News) — Asia’s push to lower carbon emissions could create new opportunities for U.S. farmers.
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is leading a trade mission to Japan and the Philippines to highlight the state’s role in the global ethanol industry.
While the Philippines is less focused on reducing its carbon footprint, the country is moving toward E20 gasoline, according to DJ Eihusen with Chief Industries.
“They skipped right from E10 and bypassed E15 and went straight to E20. That’s quite an injection. So, the governor’s spot-on, they’re not so carbon intensive here in the Philippines. Really what that means, when other markets that the governor mentioned, like Japan, when they start to take gallons, that means there are additional gallons from the U.S. supply that could fill that need, so pretty encouraging all in all.”
Regardless of the reasons Asian countries are pursuing higher ethanol blends, carbon capture infrastructure in the United States is generating strong interest abroad.
