{"id":6391,"date":"2022-10-04T13:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T20:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2022-10-05T14:22:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T21:22:50","slug":"what-is-stillwaters-brain-trust-thinking-about-and-how-can-it-benefit-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/what-is-stillwaters-brain-trust-thinking-about-and-how-can-it-benefit-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Stillwater\u2019s Brain Trust Thinking About, and How Can it Benefit You?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October 4, 2022<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/staff\/kendra-seymour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kendra Seymour<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6392\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6392\" class=\"wp-image-6392\" title=\"Eco-skies, courtesy CEVA Logistics\" src=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-700x702.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-700x702.png 700w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-250x251.png 250w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-768x771.png 768w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-1080x1080.png 1080w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/ecoskiesSAF.png 1526w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">eco-skies, courtesy CEVA Logistics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stillwater\u2019s greatest strength stems from our uniquely qualified team of experts. Call them OGs, The Big Brains, Senior Associates, Gurus; whatever you ca<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ll them, they leverage decades of experience at major transportation fuel corporations to help clients navigate challenges with the highest level of industry knowledge, market analysis, policy insight, and emerging technology strategies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From crude\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">oil and gasoline to renewable fuels, we are experts in policy, logistics, refining, and retail marketing. Through our expertise, our clients receive the competitive advantage they need to succeed. One key to our continued success is our regular brainstorming sessions which help us identify the next industry hot topics and areas where we can help clients gain an edge.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Next week, Stillwater will gather in person and virtually for our annual meeting, including several brainstorming sessions. If you could be a fly on the wall, what topics would you hear us discuss? Here\u2019s our \u201cjumping-off\u201d point including what we\u2019ve been ruminating on recently: <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How will the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Bills change the industry?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Refinery maintenance deferrals \u2013 what happens if a whole bunch of refineries go offline?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How will changes to the RFS (end of SREs and addition of e-RINs) impact the industry?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How will ICE sales bans impact the transport sector?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How can industry solve the feedstock availability issue for Renewable Diesel and SAF?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What is the impact of California\u2019s Cap at the Rack on RD and BD economics and rack prices more broadly? Is it a more influential incentive for renewable diesel and biodiesel than LCFS price? How will other state C&amp;T programs impact rack prices?\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019ll discuss this and much more at our \u201cmeeting of the minds\u201d next week, and what is gleaned from the brain trust will then be funneled into helping our clients navigate the industry. Could you use Stillwater\u2019s help in one or more of these areas? <a href=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us<\/a> to find out more.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 4, 2022 By Kendra Seymour Stillwater\u2019s greatest strength stems from our uniquely qualified team of experts. Call them OGs, The Big Brains, Senior Associates, Gurus; whatever you call them, they leverage decades of experience at major transportation fuel corporations to help clients navigate challenges with the highest level of industry knowledge, market analysis, policy&#8230;<br> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/what-is-stillwaters-brain-trust-thinking-about-and-how-can-it-benefit-you\/\">Read More<\/a>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Stillwater\u2019s Brain Trust Thinking About, and How Can it Benefit You?\u00a0 - Stillwater Associates<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stillwaterassociates.com\/what-is-stillwaters-brain-trust-thinking-about-and-how-can-it-benefit-you\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is Stillwater\u2019s Brain Trust Thinking About, and How Can it Benefit You?\u00a0 - Stillwater Associates\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"October 4, 2022 By Kendra Seymour Stillwater\u2019s greatest strength stems from our uniquely qualified team of experts. 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