Flex-fuel vehicle drivers in the Empire State now have at least one place to fill up with 85 percent ethanol. The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC) reports that Campus Mobil, located near the State University of New York Albany campus, held a grand opening for the first public E85 pump this week. KNC Holdings, the company which operates Campus Mobil, …
Invitation to Ethanol Summit
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) is extending an open invitation to the Ethanol Summit at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Thursday, May 24 from 9:30 to 11:00 am. The purpose of the summit is to provide information to the media and the general public about the benefits of ethanol and its use as the official fuel in this …
Goodyear has Good Idea
The alternative fuel industry is getting a new product to help it move its products. According to a release on the Goodyear web site, the tire giant is producing a hose that will carry a greater variety of biodiesel and ethanol products: Goodyear Flexwing VersaFuel transfer hose meets the needs of expanding alternative fuel markets and conventional fuel markets. Unveiled …
Biofuel Producers Wary of Bush’s Goals
Producers of ethanol and biodiesel aren’t sure they can meet President Bush’s goal of 35 billion gallons of renewable or alternative fuels produced a year by 2017. Currently, just under a billion gallons a year of biodiesel and about six billion gallons of ethanol is produced. The American Agriculturalist web site says the debate came during an industry event last …
Alltech Founder Interview
I’m attending the 2007 Alltech International Feed Industry Symposium and covering it primarily on Domestic Fuel sister site, AgWired. I thought you might enjoy hearing an interview I conducted with Dr. Pearse Lyons, founder of Alltech. This is a company that produces animal feed additives. The theme of their Symposium is “The New Energy Crisis: Food, Feed, or Fuel?” Right …
EPIC Expedition Ends
Global Warming 101, a three month expedition across Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, has completed its mission. The purpose of the expedition, which was sponsored in part by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) and Fagen, Inc., was to draw attention to the effects global climate change is having on native Inuit population in some of the coldest …
Colorado Coalition Success
When the Colorado Governor’s E85 Coalition was formed at the end of 2005 there were only ten E85 fueling stations available in the state. “We’re at 20 now and by the end of the year we expect to have over 50,” says Gerry Harrow, president of the coalition. “So, we’ve had some great success in a very short time.” Harrow …
Farm-to-Fuel Investment Act
As livestock producers continue to voice concerns about rising feed costs, proposed “transition assistance” for farmers to grow dedicated energy crops was introduced this week in legislation sponsored by Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Kent Conrad (D-SD). “Farmers are going to be a key part of our nation’s ability to achieve energy independence,” said Klobuchar. “These crops …
POET Breaks More Ground
This week, POET held a groundbreaking ceremony in Marion, Ohio for the second of three planned ethanol production facilities in the Buckeye State. The North Central Ohio community of Marion is located in Marion County 50 miles north of Columbus. POET Biorefining Marion, a $130 million production facility, will annually produce 65 million gallons of ethanol and 178,000 tons of …
Race to Go Green Sweepstakes
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council is teaming up with the IndyCar® Series, Sinden Racing Service, and Rahal Letterman Racing for a national sweepstakes. The “Race to Go Green” Sweepstakes offers a chance to win lots of instant prizes and have their name entered in a grand prize drawing. Instant winners will be drawn online and notified throughout the season. …