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New ethanol blender pump open in Arcadia
December 27, 2011
A new E85 pump offering the high-ethanol blend is available in the Arcadia area at Trotter Service, 135 E Bridge Street.
The Arcadia pump is one of more than 60 in Nebraska to offer higher ethanol blends. The location will have regular gasoline, E10 unleaded, and E85 available. Find a current list of Nebraska E85 pumps in Nebraska at the Nebraska Ethanol Board website at
www.ne-ethanol.org/e85.
Nebraska Ethanol Industry Coalition teams with FFV Awareness Campaign for grant project
11/9/2011
Lincoln, NE- November 10, 2011: A new grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used to promote flex fuel vehicles, flex fuel pumps, and driver education. The grant was announced at a meeting of the Nebraska Ethanol Board today.
The Nebraska Ethanol Industry Coalition (NEIC), a non-profit educational organization, will be working with the FlexFuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign to institute a wide range of activities aimed at increasing ethanol use in order to meet the national renewable fuel standard. Project partners include the Nebraska Ethanol Board, the Nebraska Corn Board, the Clean Fuels Foundation, ICM, Poet Ethanol Products, Monsanto, Green Plains Renewable Energy, and Phibro Ethanol Performance Group.
Nebraska Ethanol National Open races October 1-2
9/29/2011
The Nebraska Ethanol Board is co-sponsoring racing events this weekend at the Kearney Raceway Park in Kearney, including quarter-mile drag races with cars powered by E85.
As part of this weekend’s events, two Bosselman’s Pump & Pantry locations in Kearney will offer an 85 cent per-gallon discount on E85 and a free 32 oz. soft drink with a minimum 10 gallon purchase of E85. This special deal is good only on Sunday, October 2 from noon to 6 pm at the Pump & Pantry at 4311 N 2nd Avenue, and the Pump & Pantry at 1212 E 56th Street.
Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Ethanol Board to promote ethanol during State Fair
8/24/2011
The Nebraska Corn Board and Nebraska Ethanol Board are partnering at the 142nd Nebraska State Fair to promote ethanol and flex fuel vehicles.
Friday, August 26 marks the beginning of the Nebraska State Fair and vendor booths from each agency will be set up in the Exhibition Building to focus on flex fuel vehicles (FFV), ethanol education and blender pump promotions.
Ethanol workers earn more than other industries
7/19/2011
Growth in wages in the ethanol sector outpaced all industry wage growth in the past decade, increasing by more than 58%. According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, average pay in the ethanol sector has increased from $35,479 in 2000 to $56,158 in 2010. Meanwhile, the statewide average pay for all industries in Nebraska was $37,319 in 2010.
Ethanol saving Nebraska drivers money
6/10/2011
New data confirms earlier reports that renewable fuels like ethanol are saving drivers money by lowering gas prices at the pump.
The Nebraska Ethanol Board has found reports of E85 prices at $0.90 to $1 lower than the price of regular unleaded gasoline. The savings from purchasing E10 are also increasing, as E10 prices are typically 10 cents per gallon lower, and in some cases, up to 15 cents lower than regular unleaded. E10, a blend of gasoline and 10% ethanol, can be used in any vehicle. Higher ethanol blends for use in Flex Fuel Vehicles, such as E30, can also offer significant savings for drivers.
Ethanol giveaway at antique tractor show
6/2/2011
The Nebraska Ethanol Board is planning a fuel giveaway at the UNL Tractor Museum this Saturday.
The Larsen Tractor Museum’s annual open house is set for Saturday, June 4th from 10 am to 2 pm. The Nebraska Ethanol Board will offer three gallons of free E10 to the first 25 registered gas powered tractors.
Agenda for June 9 Board Meeting
6/1/2011
Ethanol supply lowers gas price by 25¢ per gallon
5/5/2011
A new study published by the Iowa State University Center for Agricultural and Rural Development has found that the past decade of growth in ethanol production has reduced gasoline prices by an average of $0.25 per gallon. The Midwest region experienced the biggest impact, with a $0.39 per gallon reduction in gas prices.
Ethanol Board receives grant from Nebraska Environmental Trust
5/2/2011
The Nebraska Ethanol Board announced today that it will receive $15,000 from the Nebraska Environmental Trust for the “Ethanol Awareness Clean Air Program.” The Trust Board announced funding for the project at its meeting on April 7, 2011 in Lincoln. The project is one of the 94 projects receiving $15,412,788 in grant awards from the Nebraska Environmental Trust this year.
New guide for ethanol blender and E85 pumps available
4/14/2011
The Clean Fuels Foundation announced the publication of a new document supporting current efforts to expand refueling infrastructure for high level ethanol blends.
E85 and Blender Pumps: A Resource Guide to Ethanol Refueling Infrastructure was developed in cooperation with the Nebraska Ethanol Board, the US Department of Agriculture, and the FlexFuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign. The guide was created to help fuel marketers and other interested parties learn more about options available to them to market ethanol blends.
New blender pump to open in York
4/1/2011
A new ethanol blender pump is now available in the York area at Aurora Cooperative, 1320 L Road.
The York E85 / blender pump is the 61st in Nebraska to offer the renewable fuel. The location will have regular gasoline, ethanol fuels, and diesel available 24 hours a day. Find a current list of Nebraska E85 pumps in Nebraska at the Nebraska Ethanol Board website at www.ne-ethanol.org.
Repeal of ethanol incentive will raise gas prices
3/11/2011
Ethanol industry leaders responded to a proposed repeal of the Renewable Alcohol Tax Credit today, calling it a shortsighted and ill-informed measure that would increase gasoline prices
Nebraska’s first ethanol plant reaches production milestone
2/25/2011
Chief Ethanol Fuels, the state’s first commercial ethanol manufacturer, shipped the one billionth gallon produced at its Hastings plant in mid-February. One of the first fuel ethanol
plants in the U.S., Chief opened in 1984 with the capacity to produce ten million gallons annually. This year, they are expected to produce nearly seventy million gallons.
New report highlights positive economic impacts of ethanol
1/24/2011
The Ethanol Across America education campaign released the latest in its series of Issue Briefs. The Economic Impacts of Ethanol Production illustrates the significant benefits of ethanol production to Nebraska and the U.S. economy.
The new publication examines the impacts of fuel ethanol facilities in Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, and South Dakota. The publication documents how these domestic biorefineries are helping the economy. Nebraska ranks second in ethanol production nationally with annual production capacity of nearly two billion gallons. Todd Sneller, Administrator of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, said, “ Nebraska’s economy continues to weather tough economic conditions in part due to the benefits of ethanol production. The strong tie between corn, cattle and ethanol yields a host of economic benefits from value-added processing to new jobs in many sectors of the Nebraska economy.”
FFV Campaign Manager to speak at NEB meeting
1/12/2011
Burl Haigwood of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition will be the featured guest speaker at the Nebraska Ethanol Board meeting on January 27.
Haigwood is the coordinator of the Clean Fuels Foundation’s national Flex Fuel Vehicle Awareness Campaign, which promotes increased use of higher ethanol blends among FFV drivers. Over 90,000 drivers in Nebraska own Flex Fuel Vehicles, which can run on any blend of gasoline and ethanol up to E85. Nationally, there are over 9 million FFVs on the road. By 2012, domestic automakers have pledged to manufacture half of the new vehicles produced as Flexible Fuel Vehicles.
Agenda for January 27 Ethanol Board meeting
1/7/2011