Volume 1, Issue 2

Growth Energy Receives DOE Funds for Ethanol Infrastructure

The Dept. of Energy (DOE) announced several grants to advance the installation of E85 and blender pumps. Growth Energy, through our Market Development program, will be receiving $200,000 to install blender pumps in the Norfork-Virginia Beach area of Virginia, and in the Seattle-Bremerton area of Washington.These areas were targeted as they both have large concentrations of FFVs owned by the Federal government with very limited fueling capability.Federal law requires the use of alternative fuels in the federal fleets when retailers offer such fuels within either a 5 mile or 15 minute drive to such sites.We’ll locate these new stations to maximize the ability of the federal fleets to use the sites and also for the general public.

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Missouri Corn Receives Federal Grant To Establish Ethanol Corridors

With the goal of providing drivers with more choices at the pump, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council (MCMC) has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to expand the number of ethanol stations along major thoroughfares in the Show-Me State.

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Submersible Turbine Pumps (STPs) Now UL Listed for E85 Compatibility

Franklin Fueling Systems is pleased to announce that its submersible turbine pumps (STPs) are now UL listed for use in applications containing ethanol concentrations up to 85 percent, yet another industry-first achievement for the FE Petro brand.

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DMC Green Launches First Alternative Fuel Dealers’ Group

DMC Green, Inc. (a member of the GE Market Development Advisory Committee) has organized their first alternative/renewable fuel dealers’ group to support the growing number of DMC Green fuel program dealers now in operation in California. Under the DMC Green brand, these dealers currently offer ethanol, biodiesel and electric car charging in addition to their major oil company fuel brands.

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Audit Finds Too Few Biofuel Pumps to Fill Tennessee State Vehicles

Tennessee state agencies missed the Jan. 1 goal of cutting gas and diesel use because of gaps in the supply of biofuels, according to recent state audit.

Legislation enacted in 2007 required all state agencies, universities and community colleges that have more than 10 cars to develop a plan to increase the use of alternative fuels and synthetic lubricants and switch to fuel-efficient or low-emission vehicles.

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Toyota President Touts Liquid Fuel Demands Will Outnumber Supply

Toyota President Jim Lentz: “Within the next 10 to 20 years, we will not only reach peak oil, we will enter a period where demand for all liquid fuels will exceed supply. A century after the invention of the automobile, we must re-invent it with powertrains that significantly reduce or eliminate the use of conventional petroleum fuels.”

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E85 Stations and FFVs Grow Slowly in 2009

In January 2001, there were only 50 E85 stations across the United States.Now, there are over 2,100 but the increase in stations hasn’t been without a few hiccups.A rapid growth in stations occurred in many years, but despite continued increase in FFVs, the growth from 2009 – 2010 was the slowest growth experienced in several years.

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New and Renewed Growth Energy Market Development Members

Volkan Petroleum, Inc.
Aspinwall Cooperative Company (renewed for 2011)
Daniels Sentry Express
Luebbering Oil Company
MFA Oil Company
Propel Fuels
Speedy Q Markets
Star Fuels Centers, Inc.
Two Rivers Cooperative

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Member Spotlight: Gulf Oil

Gulf Oil LP, a subsidiary of Cumberland Farmers Inc. and a previous member of the NEVC, has recently renewed its membership with Growth Energy Market Development.

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New E85 and Blender Pump Stations

Pacific Pride 917 Coting Lane Vacaville CA
Navy Exchange 1015 W Midway, Bldg 2595 Oak Harbor WA
Water Mill Fuel Complex-Shell 960 Montauk Hwy Watermill NY

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Letters to Growth Energy

Please 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 Calendar

To submit a Calendar item, email marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.

Volume 1, Issue 1

Big Oil Letting Go of Retail Outlets

Major petroleum refiners have been under the gun recently over the sale of company-owned gasoline stations, The Wall Street Journal reports. Some retailers have filed complaints with companies like BP, ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell because Big Oil has been shedding retail outlets.

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MSDS Sheets for Ethanol Blends

Growth Energy and our partners have recently developed a Material Safety Data Sheet for blends of 20 percent ethanol (E20) and 30% ethanol (E30). A MSDS sheet is also available for E85. It is important that each retailer offering such blends print copies of this information and display this in a prominent location available to employees, should you offer these blends.

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Missouri Opens First Blender Pump

Moscow Mills, Missouri is the site of the state’s first ethanol blender pump. Warrenton Oil Company recently unveiled four new pumps at its FastLane station at 240 College Campus Drive. The blender pumps offer E20, E30 and E85 along with gasoline.

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Blender Pump Tax Fix Sought

Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, is asking top Congressional tax writers to fix a program that is intended to promote the installation of pumps that dispense mid- and high-level ethanol blends. The problem is an IRS interpretation that retailers are only allowed to take credit for a portion of the new pump — instead of the entire pump.

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States Offer Additional Infrastructure Tax Credits

In addition to the 50% up to $50,000 infrastructure tax credit that the Federal Government gives retailers for installing E85 pumps, many states offer incentives. Take a look at a few of the states that offer incentives for selling ethanol blended fuels.

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E85 Makes Inroads on Cost and Availability

Three years ago, we embarked on a Midwest road trip in search of what was then the Holy Grail of fuel: E85. Our findings weren’t too positive—there were far more E85-compatible vehicles on the road in 2006 (5 million) than there were E85 pumps to fuel them (about 700 out of some 200,000 fuel stations

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Dresser Wayne Promotes Blender Pumps

“It’s what we do. We sell blenders to everyone,” said Scott Negley, director of alternative energy products at Dresser Wayne. Blender pumps are gaining momentum across the country. They allow a retailer the flexibility to dispense various forms of gasoline and biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel. Negley told me during the NACS show that 80 percent of the dispensers they sell are blender pumps.

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Attention Retailers! Become a Member of our Team

Clearly, there are changes afoot that will make operating any business more complicated, and the fuel industry is on the frontline of these changes. Savvy fuel retailers are preparing for the future now, in part by incorporating alternative fuels into their offerings.

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Member Spotlight: Frank’s Sunoco

Frank’s Sunoco has recently joined as a member of Growth Energy Market Development team. The fueling station and food mart is located at 5391 State Road in Parma, Ohio. One of the first leaders in the Biofuels movement, Frank’s Sunoco offers E85, B20, regular and unleaded gasoline.

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New E85 and Blender Pump Stations

As of this publication, there are 2,096 E85 fueling stations across the U.S. including 132 blender pumps. Since the last publication of this newsletter, 171 stations have been added across the U.S.

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Letters to Growth Energy

This section will highlight emails and letters Growth Energy has recently received.

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Letters to Growth Energy

Please 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 Calendar

To submit a Calendar item, email marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.