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Ethanol And Biodiesel Are The Best Fuels On The Road Today
By Mr Ethanol | February 6, 2008
Agri News:
“Ethanol and biodiesel are the best fuels on the road today, and we’re just getting started.”
That is Monte Shaw’s, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, take on the ethanol and biofuels industry
Shaw talked about the state of the renewable fuels industry and his group’s legislative wish list at last week’s Iowa Renewable Fuels Summit. The Des Moines event attracted more than 800 people from 16 states.
Iowa is the ethanol and biodiesel leader, Shaw said. The state’s 28 ethanol plants produce 2.1 billion gallons of ethanol with 16 plants expanding or under construction which will produce another 1.5 billion gallons. Fourteen biodiesel plants produce 315 million gallons. Two more plants are under construction and will produce another 35 million gallons.
“This is making a profound impact on Iowa’s economy,” Shaw said.
Passage of the federal renewable fuels standard, which requires that 36 billion gallons of the nation’s fuel needs come from renewable fuels by 2022, will give a big boost to the industry. It will also create the need for new markets. Don’t stop now, read on…
Topics: Biodiesel, Energy, Ethanol |
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