Who Should Attend:
Fleet managers, business owners, public agencies, utilities, policymakers, and transportation partners.
Participants will leave with a better understanding of:
- Multiple clean transportation options. Learn how different fuels perform across light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles.
- Where Nebraska fits into each fuels' value chain, from agriculture and production to local availability, infrastructure, and supportive policy.
- How to evaluate adoption, costs, and incentives. Gain practical insights into vehicle compatibility, fueling infrastructure, return on investment, and available federal and state incentives.
- Who the leaders and innovators are. Build valuable relationships with experts, investors, and organizations already using clean transportation to shape the future.
The Schedule
Ethanol
Biodiesel & Renewable Diesel
Networking Lunch
CNG/RNG & Propane
Event Overview
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Nebraska Innovation Campus Conference Center
2021 Transformation Dr, Lincoln, NE 68508
Cost: Free and open to all — registration required
Draft Agenda
| 9:00 – 9:10 AM | Welcome & Opening Remarks Nathan Huynh, NEC4 |
| 9:10 – 10:10 AM | Panel Discussion – Ethanol: Nebraska’s Homegrown Fuel for Fleet Savings Moderated by Ben Rhodes, Nebraska Ethanol Board Loren Isom, Industrial Ag Products Center at UNL Rajib Saha, UNL Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dawn Caldwell, Renewable Fuels Nebraska |
| 10:10 – 10:20 AM | Break |
| 10:20 – 11:20 AM | Panel Discussion – Cleaner, Ready-to-Use Diesel Options Moderated by Rob Owen, Bio Nebraska Eric Lawson, MEG Corp Chad Spohn, Norfolk Crush Patrick Wenzl, City of Lincoln Justin Starr, Whitehead Oil Co. |
| 11:20 – 11:45 AM | Keynote Speaker – Marcy Rood, Argonne National Laboratory |
| 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM | Networking Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:30 PM | Panel Discussion – Fleet-Ready Gaseous Fuels: Natural Gas (CNG/RNG) & Propane Moderated by the Nebraska Propane Gas Association Marc McCoy, Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District Cory Erspamer, Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District Carla Cosier, Lincoln StarTran Cinch Munson, World Liquid Gas Association |
| 1:30 – 2:00 PM | Closing – Choosing the Right Fuel for the Right Job John Gonzales, National Laboratory of the Rockies |
| 2:00 PM | Final Remarks |
Agenda is subject to change.
About the Nebraska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition
Designated on January 14, 2025, the Nebraska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition (NEC4) is an independent, U.S. Department of Energy (U.S. DOE)–designated coalition committed to advancing clean transportation across Nebraska. Housed at the Nebraska Transportation Center at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the Nebraska Clean Cities and Communities Coalition (NEC4), works with fleets, fuel providers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to expand the use of cleaner, more efficient transportation solutions across the state. Learn more at https://nec4.unl.edu/.
