http://www.ifbf.org/news.asp?number=18937 Iowa Farm Bureau Ethanol industry forms new E-diesel consortium
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and E-diesel stakeholders have announced the formation of an E-diesel Consortium to address the emerging technical, regulatory and developmental issues associated with the future viability of E-diesel. A number of issues - including flash point, durability and emissions testing, and other fuel specification issues - need to be examined before E-diesel commercial viability can be determined, said Bob Reynolds, president of Downstream Alternatives Inc. and steering committee chair during the E-diesel Consortium formative stage. The Consortium will develop a program of testing and research and identify funding sources to conduct the work, Reynolds said. With support from the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fuels Development and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, E-diesel stakeholders explored various structural options and agreed to form the Consortium as a committee of the Renewable Fuels Foundation, the non-profit educational and research arm of the RFA. "I am pleased that the E-diesel stakeholders elected to form their consortium under the structure of the Renewable Fuels Foundation," said RFA president Bob Dinneen. "This provides immediate infrastructure support as well as enabling the E-diesel Consortium to draw on the significant technical expertise of the RFA Technical Committee. There are a number of technical questions to be answered and this forum will allow us to begin that work in earnest." E-diesel is a blend of diesel, up to 15% ethanol, and one of several proprietary additives to keep the ethanol emulsified during all conditions. A number of on-road and off-road fleet demonstrations have shown E-diesel has the potential to reduce emissions from diesel engines, especially particulate emissions. Due to variability among applications and duty cycles, additional controlled testing is needed to answer questions from diesel engine manufacturers. E-diesel will also undergo health effects testing before seeking approval for widespread commercial application. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> FREE COLLEGE MONEY CLICK HERE to search 600,000 scholarships! http://us.click.yahoo.com/iZp8OC/4m7CAA/ySSFAA/9bTolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuels at Journey to Forever http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel at WebConX http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
