The IRL Firestone 400 was delayed by two and a half hours Sunday, but at the finish line it was Helio Castroneves who finally brought it home after dueling it out the better part of the race with Vitor Meira, who finished second. Team Ethanol driver Jeff Simmons came in 10th to post his fourth consecutive top ten finish. Simmons …
Promotional Pumping
The action at one of the pump promotions coordinated by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council can be pretty fast paced at times. To give you a feel for it I shot a short video clip at last week’s Huron Fuel Depot promotion in Ypsilanti, MI.
ADM on Food vs. Fuel
Archer Daniels Midland, better known as simply ADM, is the single largest ethanol producer in the nation and a significant biodiesel producer as well – in addition to producing feed and food products from both corn and soybeans. According to the company’s international website, they are one of the world’s largest agricultural processors of soybeans, corn, wheat and cocoa. We …
Ag Truckers Support Domestic Fuels
The Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference of the American Trucking Associations has formed a Renewable Fuels Task Force to examine issues associated with renewable fuels and their importance to the commercial agricultural trucking industry in response to congressional action supporting the goal of establishing a national renewable energy goal whereby 25 percent of energy consumed in the United States must …
Michigan Governor Pumps Ethanol
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm was out pumping for ethanol Thursday at a Marathon gas station in Ypsilanti. Granholm joined Indy Racing League drivers Buddy Rice, Vitor Meira, Jeff Simmons and Kosuke Matsuura, arriving for the event with Simmons in a special 2-seater IRL show car. The event, sponsored by the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council, was the latest in a …
Premier Groundbreaking
The Broin Companies is holding a ground breaking ceremony August 3 for Premier Ethanol, LLC, a 60 million gallon per year ethanol plant to be constructed near Portland, Indiana. According to a company release, invited speakers for the program include Indiana Lt. Governor Becky Skillman, State Representative Bill Davis, Portland Mayor Bruce Hosier, Ron Lamberty from the American Coalition for …
Pretty New Pumps
I wish everyone would send me press releases with nice pictures attached like this one from Dresser Wayne, “an industry pioneer for the retail fueling industry” whose motto is “Fueling the Future.” They sent me a release about these pretty new E85 pumps just installed at 18 Kroger fuel stations in Dallas and Houston. The Dresser Wayne Vista 387 E85 …
Peachy Bioenergy Conference
A three-day conference in Tifton, Georgia next week will cover everything anyone would ever want to know about bioenergy – from research and production to marketing and legislation. The Georgia Bioenergy Conference is “not just about grain and beans,” as it focuses heavily on the use of alternative feed-stocks such as wood byproducts, grasses, and byproducts from peanut, cotton, and …
Plans Delayed for One Florida Ethanol Plant
One of two ethanol plants being built by U.S. EnviroFuels has run into a snag due to a land issue. The company is planning facilities at both Port Manatee and the Port of Tampa, but according to the Bradenton Herald, the Manatee county site is on hold “until they can work out an agreement with Port Manatee tenant TransMontaigne Inc. …
Kansas Ethanol Plant Announced
ICM Inc. of Colwich, Kan., will design an ethanol plant in Rice County, KS between Lyons and Sterling. The plant will be capable of producing 55 million gallons per year and is being funded by an investment group that includes former Kansas Senate President Dave Kerr. According to an article in the Hutchinson (KS) News, construction of the plant should …