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State Seeks Input On Ethanol Fuel Standards
By Mr Ethanol | November 26, 2007
Macon Telegraph:
State fuel standards meant to protect Georgians from buying low-quality gas could have the unintended effect of squelching the state’s new ethanol industry, experts say.
That’s why the state Department of Agriculture is holding two town hall meetings this week, to take suggestions on how to update Georgia’s fuel standards for ethanol blends.
Ethanol is a fuel, made from converting plant crops into sugars, that burns cleaner than gasoline. It can be used by itself or as a gas additive.
Interest in the ethanol industry has increased along with gas prices and American concern about U.S. energy security. A new state incentive is available this year for offering an ethanol-mix gasoline at public pumps.
Ethanol refineries are popping up in Middle Georgia. A cellulosic ethanol plant, using wood to make ethanol, is being built in Soperton. Another in Cordele is planning to turn soft drinks and other juices into ethanol.
“Ethanol production is ramping up in Georgia, and we want to make sure ethanol producers here work well with the oil companies,” said Terry Coleman, Georgia’s deputy agriculture commissioner. “But we want to be sure that however we change the regulations, the (gas) quality and octane levels are the same.”
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