Drivers, boat owners and even home owners with lawn mowers are lining up to buy "100 percent gasoline, no ethanol" at several service stations ("Mechanics, drivers say pure gas beats blended fuels on performance, wear," Feb. 12). Or so we're told. Read More.
The state's top office talks job creation in Siouxland as part of the Moving Iowa Forward tour. Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge stopped in Merrill to tout Plymouth Energy's economic impact. The company is leading the effort to both feed and fuel America. Read More.
On Friday, four Tennessee Pilot locations offered special pricing on Ethanol 85 as part of its introduction of two new east Tennessee purchase locations for the alternative fuel. Read More.
For ethanol to become the fuel of the future, it has to start at the pump. General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Tom Stephens said more ethanol gas pumps are needed to keep supplying flexible fuel vehicles for drivers. Read More.
Looking for quick and easy answers about ethanol? Here is the perfect answer for you. Click here to get the "Pocket Guide to Ethanol." Read More.
The funding for E85 infrastructure is reaching further south, this time creating 30 new fueling stations spread out through Florida, Georgia and Alabama. Read More.
At its annual gathering, Americas ethanol industry recognized a true leader and pioneer in the industry. Read More.
A promotion by ethanol and biodiesel retailer Propel Fuels on Wednesday led to a record number of customer at its five fueling stations in Sacramento, Rocklin, Citrus Heights and Elk Grove. Read More.
If you've sort of forgotten about ethanol as an alternative to gasoline, be assured that Tom Stephens hasn't. Stephens, who was in Orlando last week to speak at the National Ethanol Conference, is vice chairman of global product operations for General Motors. Read More.
Protec Fuel Management, a company out of Boca Raton, Florida that offers retailers a turnkey option in ethanol infrastructure, has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to open thirty E85 stations throughout Florida, Georgia andd Alabama. Read More.
see moreEthanol is the only clean-burning liquid fuel available to replace oil used in our cars and light trucks. In 2008 we produced 9 billion gallons of ethanol, accounting for 7 percent of our gasoline sales. In doing so we eliminated the need for more than 300 million barrels of imported oil.
Ethanol is produced at refineries around the United States and delivered to markets in nearly every state. Looking for E85? Click here for a searchable map of E85 pumps near you.
Ethanol production occurs in hundreds of rural communities around the country, employing local residents in fields ranging from accounting to maintenance to chemistry and engineering. Farmer-owned cooperatives, private companies, publicly traded corporations and even oil interests are a few of the business models the ethanol industry encompasses.
Ethanol can be produced in a variety of methods using a host of resources including grains, grasses, wood waste and even garbage. Most familiar is the process through which sugars are extracted from these resources and fermented into ethanol.
