Learn more about how auto technicians and anyone else can benefit from taking the free on-line “Ethanol Fuel Performance Training” course from the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council. This simple, user-friendly computer course provides an understanding of ethanol fuel and how it affects engine performance and the environment. Different lesson levels provide information from the very basic to the very …
International Domestic Fuel
Here’s a couple of interesting international developments on ethanol. Domestic Fuel reader Erick Erickson of Nebraska sent a link to a post on a European blog called Biopact that tells about “an interesting but as yet unclear development” in Venezuela. Seems that Venezuela’s most recent Energy Strategy Meeting concluded with the announcement that the country will be investing massively in …
On Pace for 20 Percent Growth
U.S. ethanol production is expected to increase by 20 percent over last year, according to the latest numbers that reflect production through August. The Renewable Fuels Association released the newest data from the Energy Information Administration showing that U.S. ethanol producers were averaging 329,000 barrels per day of ethanol production in August. That is a record for daily production average …
On-Line Course Teaches Mechanics of Ethanol
A new on-line training course for ethanol provides an understanding of ethanol fuel and how it affects engine performance and the environment. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) developed the Ethanol Fuel Performance Training module for anyone who wants to get to know the technical side of the fuel, according to Reece Nanfito, senior director of marketing. “It’s intended …
Pumps Fine For Ten Percent Ethanol
In an effort to clarify the recent Underwriters Laboratory decision regarding E85 fuel pumps, the American Coalition for Ethanol is reassuring retailers that there is no concern regarding E10 fuel pumps. “It’s important to be clear that Underwriters Laboratories’ decision has absolutely no impact on pumps that dispense ethanol blends up to 10 percent,” said Ron Lamberty, ACE Vice President …
Ethanol Boosts ADM Profits
Ethanol production helped to more than double first quarter profits for number one ethanol producer Archer Daniels Midland. Net income was up 116 percent in the quarter ending September 30 to a total of $403 million, much of that due to a more than 300 percent increase in corn bioproducts, mostly ethanol. ADM senior VP of Corporate Affairs Brian Peterson …
NCGA Says Corn Growers Can Meet Demand
According to the National Corn Growers Association, U.S. corn producers are providing enough corn to meet the demands of the ethanol industry, as well as other markets. National Corn Growers Association Vice President of Public Policy Jon Doggett delivered this message in Washington, D.C. last week at “Biofuels and the Future of U.S. Energy,” hosted by the U.S. Chamber of …
Nebraska Ethanol Growth
The number of ethanol plants operating, under construction or being planned in Nebraska continues to grow. The latest map from the Renewable Fuels Association posted last week has Nebraska with ten operating plants and nine under construction. But, that’s apparently already out of date as plants keep popping up like prairie dogs in the Cornhusker State. The Omaha World Herald …
Closing the Loop
The first ethanol plant to operate without the use of fossil fuels is scheduled to begin production before the end of the year in Nebraska. E3 BioFuels has announced that the Genesis plant in Mead, Nebraska is “the first-ever closed-loop system for distilling commercial quantities of ethanol using methane gas recaptured from cow manure, instead of fossil fuels. This virtually …
E85 Pump Hearings
Underwriters Laboratories and the U.S. Department of Energy are holding two days of hearings this week at the testing group’s headquarters outside Chicago, inviting oil companies, automakers and researchers to help develop standards for E85 equipment. The National Ethanol Vehicle Association is “confident” that the meeting will address E85 pump safety concerns that first surfaced in an October 5 memo …