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by Kellan Heavican (Brownfield Ag News) A group of midwestern corn growers associations is attempting to raise fuel efficiency standards by increasing the ethanol blend. … Nebraska Corn introduced a resolution at the recent Corn Congress calling for 95 RON E15, a 15-percent blend of ethanol to raise octane to help auto makers create cleaner engines. Jeff Wilkerson with the Nebraska Corn Board tells Brownfield “What we’re trying to do is create a scenario where we can use ethanol to decarbonize the transportation sector.” Jay Schutte, chair of the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, says he supported the resolution with pushback from Illinois but argues raising the standard now is important. “Why not stop that up to a 98RON, E25 or E30 blend? Why not even go further into the future and think about hydrogen fuel cells using ethanol as feed stock.” READ MORE ....
Colorado Corn - Look for the Blue Hose Thursday Feb 11th, 2021 Colorado Corn Administrative Committee is seeing success with an initiative started last fall aimed at increasing E15 sales in the Colorado Springs area. Colorado Corn Administrative Committee Executive Director Nick Colglazier says they’re asking consumers to “look for the blue hose.” Colglazier: “The whole goal is to educate consumers about the benefits of E15 and increase the number of gallons of E15 that are sold. And we’re really promoting the message that it’s a win, win, win. It’s a win for your car because it burns better and it’s better for your engine. It’s a win for the environment because it burns cleaner and it reduces tailpipe emissions in terms of toxic emissions as well as greenhouse gas emissions. And it’s also a win for your wallet and the local economy because it s made from corn that comes from rural Colorado and E15 is usually cheaper by a couple of cents than t ....