| Purpose: | The NEB is directed by statute to cooperate with the private sector to help create, maintain, and facilitate growth in ethanol production and allied industries in the state. The Nebraska Ethanol Boards mission is to establish procedures and processes necessary to the manufacturing and marketing of ethanol fuel. The board accomplishes this by:Analyzing marketing process and test procedures to assure acceptance in themarketplace.Cooperating with industry professionals to establish privately-owned agriculture ethyl alcohol plants.Sponsoring research and development of industrial and commercial uses for ethanol and its co-products.Promoting state and national air quality improvement programs and influencing legislation that encourages the use of renewable fuels.Promoting the use of renewable ethanol as a partial replacement for imported oil to ensure the energy security of the country. |