101 ethanol plants now producing in America
OK, we'll let a non-hydrogen story slip by here at the end of the day. While the National Hydrogen Association is excited to have 32 hydrogen fueling stations open across the country, that's nothing compared to the 101 ethanol plants now in operation across the U.S. These plants can produce 4744.9 mmgy (million gallons per year), according to Renewable Fuels Association. The one-hundredth plant was opened in Iowa by Frontier Ethanol. The ethanol boom isn't stopping any time soon. The RFA lists 32 new plants and 8 plant expansions that will bring America's total ethanol production capacity to 6770.4 mmgy.
[Source: Renewable Fuels Association]
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OldDog 10:32AM (6/02/2006)
Not so much a comment as a question. What percentage is this of the amount of gasoline we use every year?
I need some context to tell if this is a good thing or a great thing. Or perhaps just a drop in the bucket?
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Matt 10:37AM (6/02/2006)
Somebody pleeeease make an ethanol car that I like! Saab, Honda, anyone?
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Greg Murphy 1:05PM (6/02/2006)
Roughly speaking the larger number is about 20-30 days of gasoline useage. Maybe as much as 10%. That is significant to me.
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Will Wal-mart sell ethanol in California? 3:24PM (6/03/2006)
Just curious, do you think, or have you heard whether Walmart or anyone else plans to sell, or is selling ethanol e-85 in California?
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Ecacofonix 4:14PM (6/17/2006)
While it is heartening to see ethanol making a mark in the biofuels scene, I think it is also important to understand what feedstock the ethanol production was using? Corn, I presume...various studies have shown that corn perhaps is not the most optimal feedstock to be used, and in a way it also diverts corm produced for food...I would be more glad if the percentage of ethanol produced from alternative feedstock such as switchgrass starts accelerating...this is similar to what is happening in the biodiesel field...originally the feedstock were soy and canola, but now it is shifting to uncoventional oil seeds such as jatropha and karanj, and even biodiesel from algae...
While the future certainly bodes well for biofuels, we still need quite a bit of homework to do
Ec @ Plant Oils Database
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Fern 8:43PM (8/12/2007)
I'd like to know what the pros and cons of having an ethanol plant in my neighborhood is, so I can be informed and not ignorant on the subject? I can't find any info for pros/cons can you help me?
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