Minnesota increased the amount of E85 used in state vehicles by more than 86,000 gallons in the first two quarters of 2010 compared to the same time period last year, according to information released by the American Lung Association of Minnesota. … Read More.
Researchers are joining the fight against world hunger by tapping into a local renewable resource. Ethanol producers might soon be able to fuel our cars and put food on the table. “The question to me is, how do you use DDG? We're using it for livestock; how do we use it for food?” food scientist Padmanaban Krishnan said. … Read More.
Burnsville residents no longer have to leave town to purchase E85 for their flex fuel vehicles. The Holiday at Hwy 13 & Nicollet Ave in Burnsville is now offering the cleaner-burning fuel, which is currently priced about 20 percent less than regular unleaded gasoline.… Read More.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Protec Fuel are proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Naval Station Norfolk E85 Station in Norfolk, Virginia. This station will be publically accessible as well as provide fuel to the Navy Fleet and city fleets. Norfolk is home to the largest fleet of vehicles using alternative fuels in United States.… Read More.
A new report says Minnesota's ethanol industry generated more than $2.5 billion in economic activity in 2009 and supported more than 6,800 jobs. … Read More.
Dresser Wayne, producer of fuel dispensers, has announced that their Reliance® E-Series fuel dispensers for retail and fleet applications received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification for dispensing ethanol up to E85.… Read More.
Drivers using ethanol (specifically, E85) to fill up their vehicles can now use a new iPhone/iPod touch app to find nearby gas stations selling the biofuel. Sure, you can do some of the same things at Ethanol Retailer, but this is an app we're talking about. … Read More.
Sheriff Ken Mascara announced Tuesday he has added three cars with fuel flexibility to his fleet as part of a trade-in. … Read More.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Protec Fuel are proud to announce the expanded availability of E85 in South Florida at two Twin Oil Sunoco retail stations. … Read More.
Forrest Jehlik of Argonne (Ill.) National Laboratory and his team are replacing gas with E-85 (an ethanol-gas blend, 85 percent ethanol) and pulling the carb and swaping it with an efficient, electronic fuel-injection system. … 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.
