E85 News & Updates
Ethanol Fuel Dispensing Operations In Brazil
The objective of this activity was to obtain information on
ethanol fuel dispensing equipment in use in Brazil today, as well as anecdotal information on the steps taken in the past to address corrosion concerns with alcohol based fuels. ...read more (will open in a new page)
E85 Kits: No Stamp of Approval Yet
February 2007 Issue of Ethanol Producer Magazine includes this article that provides some info about OBD II approval from the EPA and the
challenges facing E85 conversion kits. ...read more (will open in a new page)
New Catalysts for Fischer Tropsch
Professor Alan Goldman and his Rutgers team in collaboration with researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a breakthrough technology that employs a pair of catalytic chemical reactions in the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) process to more efficiently convert carbon sources, such as coal to diesel fuel and other synthetic petroleum substitutes.
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E85 IRS TAX CREDIT
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-357) created tax incentives biodiesel fuels and extended tax credit for fuel ethanol. The biodiesel credit is available to blenders/retailers beginning in January 2005. It also established the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC), which provides ethanol blenders/retailers
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JOIN THE EFFORT: WRITE YOUR US SENATORS
Write your US Senators to
promote support for the development of E85 Fuel Stations.
List of Senators and Web Form Links.
NEWS USA
We all want to help save the environment, but for some of us
it's easier said than done.
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LUBE REPORT
A Virginia-based aftermarket additive supplier has big plans to venture into the fast-lube and ethanol fuel markets with a planned chain of “E85 Quick Lubes.”
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