June 2006 Archives

Near the end of April, the USA had 619 e85 ethanol fueling stations. Today the number of e85 ethanol fueling stations has grown to 637. Even though there may be 18 more stations out there, the ethanol stations only seem to be poping up in states in Minnesota and Illinois, leaving the rest of the nation with sparse coverage. South Carolina actually was the big gainer for the past couple of months with 5 new stations, nearly a 14% increase in the number of ethanol stations in the state. Not too bad, however it is still concerning to see 14 states that have 0 ethanol stations.

Below you will find a listing of Alternative Fuel Station counts by state and fuel type, CNG – Compressed Natural Gas, E85 – 85% Ethanol, LPG – Propane, ELEC – Electric, BD – Biodiesel, HY – Hydrogen and LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas.

As of 6/16/2006

STATE	CNG	E85	LPG	ELEC	BD	HY	LNG	Totals
Alabama	1	1	74	0	1	0	0	77
Alaska	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	11
Arizona	31	5	68	13	4	1	4	126
Arkansas	4	0	57	0	0	0	0	61
California	179	3	257	406	20	9	30	904
Colorado	21	11	68	2	19	0	0	121
Connecticut	11	0	19	3	1	0	0	34
Delaware	1	0	3	0	3	0	0	7
DC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Florida	22	2	70	7	4	0	0	105
Georgia	16	6	48	0	17	0	0	87
Hawaii	0	0	4	10	3	0	0	17
Idaho	8	1	28	0	2	0	1	40
Illinois	11	102	73	0	11	0	0	197
Indiana	11	19	42	0	10	0	0	82
Iowa	0	38	29	0	8	0	0	75
Kansas	3	8	49	0	4	0	0	64
Kentucky	0	5	31	0	5	0	0	41
Louisiana	8	0	14	0	0	0	0	22
Maine	1	0	6	0	2	0	0	9
Maryland	13	4	19	0	3	0	0	39
Massachusetts	9	0	28	27	1	0	0	65
Michigan	15	6	83	0	13	2	0	119
Minnesota	3	205	34	0	2	0	0	244
Mississippi	0	0	40	0	6	0	0	46
Missouri	6	28	88	0	3	0	0	125
Montana	2	5	31	0	6	0	0	44
Nebraska	1	26	23	0	1	0	0	51
Nevada	15	1	25	0	10	1	0	52
New Hampshire	3	0	14	10	10	0	0	37
New Jersey	15	0	11	0	1	0	0	27
New Mexico	8	3	55	0	2	0	0	68
New York	37	6	28	0	4	0	0	75
North Carolina	11	9	65	0	36	0	0	121
North Dakota	4	23	16	0	0	0	0	43
Ohio	12	7	75	0	15	0	0	109
Oklahoma	53	4	72	1	5	0	0	135
Oregon	14	1	34	4	14	0	0	67
Pennsylvania	31	1	63	0	11	0	0	106
Rhode Island	6	0	4	2	0	0	0	12
South Carolina	5	36	34	2	35	0	0	112
South Dakota	0	35	22	0	0	0	0	57
Tennessee	6	5	51	0	8	0	0	70
Texas	23	4	627	2	11	0	2	669
Utah	63	3	27	0	3	0	0	96
Vermont	1	0	7	1	5	0	0	14
Virginia	12	2	26	0	10	0	0	50
Washington	14	2	60	0	18	0	0	94
West Virginia	2	2	8	0	0	0	0	12
Wisconsin	18	14	56	0	2	0	0	90
Wyoming	11	4	33	0	13	0	0	61
Totals by Fuel:	742	637	2710	490	362	14	37	4992

E-Diesel is a fuel that uses additives in order to allow blending of ethanol with diesel. It includes ethanol blends of 7.7% to 15% and up to 5% special additives that prevent the ethanol and diesel from separating at very low temperatures or if water contamination occurs. Use of E-diesel would also increase demand for ethanol, as diesel vehicles in the U.S. consume approximately 36 billion gallons of diesel a year EIA Annual Energy.

E-Diesel is currently an experimental flex fuel and is being developed by many companies, who can receive federal ethanol tax credit when blending ethanol with diesel. Demonstrations are currently being conducted on the use of E-diesel in heavy-duty trucks, buses, and farm machinery. There is a light increase in operating costs due to a slight (7-10%) mileage decreases with E-diesel use. However, there are many environmental benefits to using e-diesel, such as reduced emissions of Particulate Matter from 27% to 41%, Carbon Monoxide from 20% to 27%, Nitrogen Oxides 4% to 5%.

Supporters of E-diesel see it as a major new market for ethanol and an effective way to help engine manufacturers meet tough new emission standards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. For instance, it can take up to 10 years for manufacturers to phase in new engine designs that reduce emissions and meet tough new EPA standards. However, switching to E-diesel gets immediate the environmental benefits.

Month: June 2006

e-85 Ethanol stations on the rise – updated list of renewable fuels, a state by state list

E-Diesel – Ethanol and diesel produces eDiesel flex fuel