It was just like the old days.
In 2015, I attended my first National Biodiesel Conference in Fort Worth, Texas.
At the time, the industry — indeed, the entire US renewable fuels sector — faced key questions about its future. Chief among those concerns was when the US Environmental Protection Agency would release the long-delayed 2014, 2015 and 2016 blending mandates.
Without the mandates, producers had to forge ahead into 2015 without knowing just how much biodiesel was needed for the year, an unenviable position.
