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Monday, August 16, 2010 Volume 1, Issue 17Growth Energy Market Development Grants AvailableDon't forget! Growth Energy's Market Development team is now offering funding to retailers to assist in ethanol blender pump infrastructure. Grants of $2,500 and $5,000 are now available on a first come, first serve basis to vendors who wish to install new or convert existing equipment for ethanol fueling. We are focusing on areas that are outside the Mid-west that have no additional state grants available. We are providing a $5,000 grant for a blender pump that dispenses E30 and E85 and up to $2,500 for an E85 dispenser. You can find the two page OUTLINE of the Infrastructure Development Program by clicking here. To review the APPLICATION for the funding, click here. For questions regarding the program, please contact the Market Development office at (573) 635-8445. Read Growth Energy's blog posts on RenewableEnergyWorld.com Featured LinksGrowth Energy Partners to Open Blender Pumps in Kensington and Kirwin
Growth Energy has joined forces with Pro Ag Marketing to install two blender pumps in Kirwin and Kensington, Kan. The Kirwin Blender pump station, branded Pro Ag Marketing, is located at 222 NE 4th St and the Kensington facility, named Corner Corral Cenex, is located at 108 U.S. 36. On Friday, August 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m, Growth Energy member plant Prairie Horizon will sponsor a grand opening event at the Corner Corral Cenex. State Sen. Janis Lee and Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Josh Svalty will be in attendance and speakers will include Steve Seabrook from POET Ethanol Products and Mike Erhart, General Manager of Prairie Horizon. Growth Energy Partners with Gulf Oil to Offer High Level Blends of Ethanol at Four Stations in N.Y.
Growth Energy has joined forces with Gulf Oil to provide high level blends of ethanol in Long Island. Gulf has opened four E85 stations, a combination of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, in cooperation with Growth Energy as part of their 2010 E85 and blender pump program. “We are pleased to partner with Gulf Oil to provide greater access to high level blends of ethanol for consumers,” said Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis. “Increased consumption of ethanol will reduce our dependence on foreign oil, clean our air and help create jobs in Long Island and across the country.” New Ethanol Fuel Station Opens In Phoenix
AAA Yellow Cab is opening a new 24-hour E85 Ethanol public fueling station on Friday. The new station is located a quarter mile from Sky Harbor at 3030 S. 45th St. The first 50 customers in line between 10 and 11 a.m. will fill their cars up for just $1.99 per gallon. After the Grand Opening special, the ethanol fuel is still a deal at $2.35 per gallon. The new station has a 12,000 gallon tank, and the projected volume of the station is 1,000,000 gallons per year. AAA Yellow Cab said the station was built in a record 41 days. Letter – The Benefits of Ethanol
For years, the government has needed to support renewable fuels like ethanol because they are competing against a heavily entrenched petroleum industry. This country has spent trillions of public and private dollars building a fueling infrastructure that benefits oil and effectively shuts out competitors. The consequences include not only huge environmental risks, but a $300 billion-a-year drain from our economy to pay for imported petroleum. Growth Energy’s Fueling Freedom plan would redirect the ethanol tax credit away from oil companies — where it is currently used as an incentive to blend ethanol with gasoline — and instead use the funds to build the infrastructure that would allow renewable fuels to compete with oil on a level playing field. By installing 200,000 ethanol pumps at gas stations across the country and putting 120 million flexible-fuel vehicles on the road, our plan would create an open market where ethanol could compete with gasoline without government support. Growth Energy Teams Up With Country Partners Cooperative to Install First Blender Pump in Ord, Neb.
Growth Energy has joined forces with Country Partners Cooperative in Ord, NE to install the town’s first blender pump. The station offers E20, E30 and is located at 424 North 14th Street in Ord, Nebraska — on the corner of Highway 70 and Highway 11. “If we want to put Americans back to work, strengthen our national security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need to provide more motorists with the choice of fueling their automobile with renewable, homegrown ethanol,” said Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis. “We are thrilled to have been able to help Country Partners Cooperative install this blender pump to provide consumers with mid and high level blends of ethanol to clean our skies and decrease our dependence on oil.” Growth Energy Partners with Edwards Oil to Offer High Level Blends of Ethanol
Growth Energy has joined forces with Edwards Oil to offer high level blends of ethanol at the Quik Mart Convenience Store at 358 Cox Creek Parkway located in Florence, Ala. The store will now offer E85 (a combination of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline) as a fueling option for consumers. “We are pleased to offer assistance to Edwards Oil on the installation of this clean, alternative fuel in Alabama,” said Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis. “Greater access to ethanol will help decrease our dependence on oil, improve our environment and strengthen our national security.” Edwards Oil Company owns and operates 41 Quik Mart Convenience Stores, 14 of which are located in Northwest Alabama. Member Spotlight — Gate Petroleum
Gate Petroleum recently renewed its membership within Growth Energy Market Development. The group has three E85 stations in the state of Florida. Gate Petroleum was established in 1960 by Herbert Peyton, who opened the first Gate Service station in Jacksonville, FL. The name “Gate” was derived from the 1960’s chamber of commerce slogan “Jacksonville” or Gateway to Florida. Gate is a privately held company and this year marks the company’s 50th anniversary. New and Renewed Growth Energy Market Development MembersTriple L Ag New E85 and Blender Pump StationsThere are currently a total of 2,212 E85 stations and 204 blender pump stations. New E85 and blender pumps as of the last newsletter include:
** Blender pump available at this facility
Letters to Growth EnergyPlease send comments, questions or suggestions to our Market Development Team and we will share them with our readers in our next FYI newsletter. Email questions, comments or suggestions to: marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org. Events CalendarTo submit a Calendar item, email marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org. GrowthEnergy represents the producers and supporters of ethanol who feed the world and fuel America in ways that achieve energy independence, improve economic well-being and create a healthier environment for all Americans now! |
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