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Argentina more than doubles required ethanol blend to move away from fossil fuels
On April 8, 2016, Reuters reported that Argentina is planning on increasing the required percentage of ethanol in gasoline from 12 percent to 26 percent. Specific targets have not yet been created for increasing the required ethanol blend, but Argentina has been increasing the required ethanol percentage to reduce energy deficits and boost its economy. Argentina first created an ethanol mandate ...
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New ethanol blend analyzer for on-site, percent measurements in under a minute
Increasing mandates for minimum blends of ethanol in gasoline require terminal managers, distributors, fleet managers, regulators and tax enforcement agencies to be able to quickly and accurately measure the percent ethanol in gasoline. The new InfraCal Ethanol Blend Analyzer from Wilks Enterprise, Inc. provides ethanol blend measurements in under a minute. This portable, rugged, compact ...
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ePURE requests the European Commission to act against the circumvention of anti-dumping duties on fuel ethanol
The European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) has today filed a complaint with the European Commission's office of complaints with a view to stopping the circumvention of EL) anti-dumping duties on fuel ethanol. Following the European Union's imposition of anti-dumping duties on imported US fuel ethanol in February 2013, a new pattern of trade from the US to Europe has developed. US ...
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International Fuel Ethanol Workshop and Expo 2023
International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo 2023 Jun 12, 2023 - Jun 14, 2023 CHI Health Center, Omaha NE - USA Both number 509 Now in its 39th year, the FEW provides the global ethanol industry with cutting-edge content and unparalleled networking opportunities in a dynamic business-to-business environment. The FEW is the largest, longest running ethanol ...
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Mexico Publishes 5.8 Percent Ethanol Mandate For Rural Areas
On August 29, 2016, the Energy Regulatory Commission of Mexico (CRE) published fuel regulation NOM-016-CRE-2016 in the Mexican Federal Register. This fuel standard allows for the blending and sale of up to 5.8 percent ethanol in the nation's fuel supply outside of Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey. These new regulations will go into effect 60 days after publication of the bill, marking ...
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Production of Ethanol-Based Blended Fuel
The number of motor vehicles in the world is constantly growing, along with the consumption of fuel. This causes the growing harmful emissions. One of the ways to tackle this problem is to replace the traditional fossil fuel with gasoline containing various additives. Using ethanol to produce fuel increases octane number and reduces the amount of harmful emissions by 30-50%. Regular refined ...
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Use of higher ethanol blends gets boost
The ethanol industry’s push to expand the use of ethanol through blender pump technology got a boost today. According to a Dresser Wayne press release, Underwriters Laboratory (UL) has approved the use of the company’s Ovation Eco Fuel dispenser for use with up to 25 percent ethanol blends (e25). UL has been working to certify various pump dispensing equipment for use with higher level blends, ...
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ePURE welcomes the application of anti-‐dumping duties on US ethanol entering the EU through Norway
Following an opinion of the European Commission that will put an effective end to the circumvention of EU anti-‐dumping duties on US fuel ethanol through Norway, the European Renewable Ethanol Association (ePURE) has today withdrawn its request for an anti-‐circumvention investigation. Because the ethanol was mixed with gasoline in Norway the resulting product was declared ...
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Expiration of ethanol tax incentives would hurt states all across America
Ethanol production is an unparalleled economic engine in hundreds of small communities all across America. But tens of thousands of the jobs ethanol helps support are in peril if Congress fails to extend key tax incentives for the use and production of ethanol, many in non-traditional ethanol producing states like California, Texas, Georgia, Colorado, and Tennessee. According to additional ...
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Construction of First D3max Plant nears completion
Construction of the first commercial-scale D3MAX plant at Ace Ethanol in Stanley, Wisconsin, is nearly complete. “It has been a long haul since July of 2015 when we created D3MAX to commercialize the corn fiber-to-ethanol technology developed by BBI, to where we are today,” says Mark Yancey, vice president of BBI International and CTO of D3MAX. “Record snowfall in Stanley last ...
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2009 ethanol production exceeds 10.7 billion gallons
U.S. ethanol production reached yet another all time high in December 2009 at 787,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That is an increase of 131,000 b/d from December 2008. Ethanol demand, as calculated by the Renewable Fuels Association, fell to 750,000 b/d in December. EIA also reports fuel ethanol imports of 504,000 gallons in ...
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EU Ethanol Industry Pushes Back Against EC’s Low-Emission Mobility Strategy
On September 21, 2016, Pannonia Ethanol, a Hungarian biofuels company, spoke out against the European Commission's (EC) Low-Emission Mobility Strategy . The strategy recognizes the importance of biofuels in reducing road emissions, and plans on replacing ethanol that is currently being blended into traditional fuels with advanced biofuels. This has spurred concerns for the ethanol industry, as ...
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Americans Embrace Ethanol
With temperatures rising, millions of Americans will hit the highway for road trips and family fun. As the summer driving season kicks into high gear, Americans are embracing higher blends of ethanol in gasoline as a proven cost-effective solution to save dollars at the pump. According to the Department of Energy, more than nine million Flex Fuel vehicles (FFV) were on the road in 2011, with an ...
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Mid-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends
A new ASTM International specification is the first standard to identify the protocols necessary to blend mid-level ethanol fuels at the terminal and retail level that equal the fuel quality and performance expected from fuels meeting other ASTM fuel specifications. The new standard, D7794, Practice for Blending Mid-Level Ethanol Fuel Blends for Flexible-Fuel Vehicles with Automotive ...
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112,000 jobs at risk without ethanol tax incentive extension
Extending the tax incentives for ethanol, regardless of feedstock, would save 112,000 jobs from being lost. That is nearly 30% of the 400,000 jobs ethanol production helps support today. Failure to extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) would reduce U.S. ethanol production capacity by 38% and eliminate tens of thousands of jobs in rural communities already hemorrhaging employment ...
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EPA notifies industry group on status of ethanol Waiver request
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel. In a letter sent today to Growth Energy – a bio fuels industry association that had asked EPA to grant a waiver that would allow for the use of up to 15 percent of ethanol in gasoline – the agency said that ...
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White Paper featuring On-Site Ethanol in Gasoline Blend Analysis Saves Money and Eliminates Uncertainty in Fuel Blends
A new White Paper published by Wilks Enterprise presents the advantages and cost savings for on-site analysis with a portable mid-infrared based analyzer, such as the Wilks InfraCal Ethanol Blend Analyzer, to help fuel blenders quickly flag out-of-spec product and ensure the final blend meets specifications. This is important as the use of ethanol as a gasoline additive has increased dramatically ...
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REMINDER: Media Alert: Brian France, NASCAR CEO, Will Discuss Transition to Ethanol Fuel Blend at 27th Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop
What: BBI International is holding their 27th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW). BBI International, the world's leading producer of renewable fuel conferences and media, will be featuring Brian France, NASCAR CEO, as the keynote speaker. Who: Brian France is the CEO of NASCAR. NASCAR is the largest spectator sport in the world. The NASCAR national touring series schedules are ...
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American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and BBI International Team Up to Promote the Ethanol Industry
In an ongoing effort to best serve the U.S. ethanol industry, BBI International and the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) are proud to announce that ACE has joined the International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) as a Supporting Organization. In recent years, ACE paired its annual conference with a trade show. This year, to better serve ACE members, ACE will partner with BBI as a ...
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Growth Energy Working with Pump Equipment Manufacturers to Bring Higher Ethanol Blends to Consumers
With increasing consumer demand for higher blends of ethanol, following the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approval of E15 for commercial sale, several fuel dispensing equipment manufacturers have introduced new products for retailers to modify existing fuel dispensers to accommodate higher ethanol blends. Increased availability of higher ethanol blends will provide Americans with a ...
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