Advanced Transportation Fuels
When Henry Ford released the Model T, he revolutionized the transportation sector. The first mass-produced automobile was powered by ethanol. Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes the Midwest as the leading producer of ethanol - with Midwestern states constituting the top 12 corn ethanol producing states. A recent USDA report predicts the central-eastern region, which closely resembles the MGA region, will produce 43.3 percent of the advanced biofuels goals of the nation.
The Midwest is known as the nation’s breadbasket – but our region’s abundant natural resources can also fuel the country. The nation has long been dependent on overseas oil to provide the mobility that the American economy is built upon. However, our region is at the cusp of providing domestically grown, cultivated and produced fuel sources to keep the nation's transportation system moving. Midwestern innovation has led to a burgeoning biofuels industry, both conventional and next-generation.
With regional effort, the region can power its transportation system with renewable electricity in electric cars, hydrogen in fuel cells, biofuels, natural gas and biogas, and domestic oil using enhanced oil recovery.
To realize these goals, the MGA has convened a group of leading Midwestern leaders to work on ensuring that our region's biofuels remain competitive with other sources of energy.
Advisory Group Roster
Meetings
Meeting 2 - January 4-5, 2012
401 North
Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL
Meeting Agenda
2012 Proposed Chairs Agenda
Recommendations - Updated
Advanced Biofuels List Revised Map
CAFE CO2 Regulations Summary - Dec. 2011
CI Strategies
FFV & Infrastructure Needs
Implementation Issues for Ethanol Blends Above E16
Biofuel Infrastructure Incentives
Interview Summary
Midwest Company Case Studies
MS LA Fact Sheet
E15 Implementation API Member Comments
Innovation in the Midwestern Biofuels Industry - Sept. 12-13
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Agenda
Meeting 1 - May 2-3, 2011
Chicago, Illinois
Agenda
Meeting Notes
Meeting Documents
Advisory Group Ground Rules
MGA 2011 Chair's Agenda and Biofuels Summary
Alternative Approaches to LCFP
MGA Energy Infrastructure Accord on Biofuels
MGA Alternative Fuels Background
Benefits of an Enhanced RFS2 in the Midwest AIR
2010 Low Carbon Fuels Policy Document
Conference call - March 16, 2011
Webinar Slides
2011 Chairs Agenda - Biofuels
Alternative Approaches to LCFP