Biofuels for Maritime Shipping: Connecting Minnesota Agriculture to Emerging Global Fuel Markets

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The program examines maritime decarbonization trends and market demand for renewable fuels, including ethanol, biodiesel, renewable natural gas, bio-LNG, hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol. Additional topics include Great Lakes and Mississippi River supply-chain opportunities; fuel infrastructure, logistics, and bottlenecks; port demand; vessel compatibility; emerging fuel markets; hydrogen availability and economics; competing end uses; and next steps for Minnesota’s agricultural and renewable energy sectors. Agenda sessions include “Why Shipping, Why Now?”, “Fueling Agriculture: Biofuels as the Catalyst,” “Three Fuels Minnesota Can Talk About Credibly,” “Who Controls the Chokepoints?”, “CO₂ and Hydrogen Tradeoffs,” and “Minnesota’s Next Steps.” Keynote speaker Juan Sacoto is Global Head of Agribusiness Consulting at S&P Global. Other listed speakers are Jessica Bennett, Partner at AJW; Kate Ferguson, Director of Trade & Business Development at Duluth Seaway Port Authority; Bryan Sievers, Director, Government Relations at Roeslein Alternative Energy; David Kolsrud, President of DAK Renewable Energy; Luca Zullo, Ph.D., Sr. Director, Science & Technology at AURI; Jeff Bonar, Ph.D., CEO of CapCO2 Solutions; Elizabeth Boatman, Ph.D., Lead Consultant, Industrial Decarbonization Team at 5 Lakes Energy; Ryan Ouwerkerk, Associate Director, Strategy & Benchmark Advocacy at S&P Global; Jen Wagner-Lahr, Sr. Director, Business Development & Commercialization at AURI; Val Stori, Sr. Policy Manager, Renewable Energy at Great Plains Institute; and Shannon Schlecht, Executive Director at AURI.

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