Iowa Motorists to get E15 Ethanol Soon

Dresser Wayne, a company that makes fuel pumps for use to fill vehicles at gas stations, recently announced that their Ovation Eco Fuel model dispenser has been certified by the Underwriters Laboratory for use with ethanol blends up to E25.

This approval comes as the market prepares for potential approval of E15 later this year by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Increasing the blend level to 15% ethanol would help fuel retailers meet state and federal Renewable Fuels Standards. "We're now another step closer to rapidly offering E15 to Iowa motorists once this higher ethanol blend receives approval by U.S. EPA," says Lucy Norton, managing director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, or IRFA.

"Having the proper infrastructure in place is key to giving motorists additional fuel choices that are more economically priced than gasoline." The Dresser Wayne Ovation Eco Fuel dispenser is compatible with this higher blend rate without any dispenser modifications, so retailers may not have to upgrade equipment if the federal government increases ethanol blend levels, says Norton. UL approval is also pending for two new Ovation Eco Fuel dispensers: a blender pump for multiple ethanol levels and an E85 dispenser.

source: wallacesfarmer