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
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 Todd Good, ADM Rajib Saha, UNL Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Dale Piening, Nebraska Department of Transportation Traci Nenke, Renewable Fuels Nebraska Payton Schaneman, Nebraska Corn Board |
| 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 Chad Spohn, Norfolk Crush Justin Starr, Whitehead Oil Co. Patrick Wenzl, City of Lincoln Eric Lawson, MEG Corp Jeff Carpenter, USDA |
| 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 Cinch Munson, World Liquid Gas Association Paul Searle, Frontier Cooperative Cory Erspamer, Omaha Metropolitan Utilities District Ed Dumire, Roush Carla Cosier, Lincoln StarTran Lynne McNally, National Propane 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/.
