Renewable Energy Group joins Diesel Technology Forum
June 20, 2019
BY Ron Kotrba
North America’s largest biodiesel producer has joined the Diesel Technology Forum, a nonprofit organization promoting the use of clean diesel technologies.
“We are thrilled to welcome Renewable Energy Group to the Forum,” said Allen Schaeffer, executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum. “REG’s pioneering development of biodiesel and renewable diesel fuels deliver immediate greenhouse gas and carbon emissions reductions—a critical component for the future of engine technologies. It is technologies like REG’s that we at the Forum are proud to promote alongside the most advanced diesel engine technologies, in the U.S. and globally.”
REG has 14 active biorefineries across the U.S. and Europe and has established a delivery and supply network for biodiesel and renewable diesel.
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Gary Haer, vice president of sales and marketing for REG, said the company is eager to join the Forum in its dedicated initiative to promote awareness about the importance of diesel engines, fuel and technology. “We are excited to work together on the goal of moving fuel forward towards a cleaner, more sustainable future,” Haer said.
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