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What is Ethanol?
The use of ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines, either alone or in combination with other fuels, has become widespread due to its environmental and long-term economical advantages over fossil fuel.
Both ethanol and methanol have been considered for this purpose. While both can be obtained from petroleum or natural gas, ethanol may be the most interesting because it is a renewable resource, easily obtained from sugar or starch in crops and other agricultural produce such as grain, sugarcane or even lactose. Since ethanol occurs in nature whenever yeast happens to find a sugar solution such as overripe fruit, most organisms have evolved some tolerance to ethanol, whereas methanol is toxic. When 10% alcohol fuel is mixed into gasoline, the result is known as gasohol or E10. When 85% alcohol fuel is mixed into gasoline, the result is known as E85. Other experiments involve butanol, which can also be produced by fermentation of plants. Also sometimes ethanol might be named bioethanol.
Farmers Union Oil of Southern Valley is proud to support the Biofuels movement. We offer E85 at our Wahpeton location and E10 at all 4 of our sites…Fairmount, Breckenridge, Wahpeton and Mooreton.
CA40g, the 100% biodegradable fuel additive for Gasoline, Diesel, Bio-Diesel and Ethanol is now available online. Read more about CA40g and find out how it can help your vehicle, save you money and reduce harmful environmental emissions. FUOSV uses CA40g in its equipment and is proud to be an authorized CA40g dealer. CA40g is all […]
Fueling your vehicle is getting expensive these days. Imagine if you’re a farmer, trucker or have a fleet of company vehicles that fuel up regularly. CA40G delivers at least a 10% reduction in fuel consumption. Extensive testing proves CA40G is 100% compatible with gasoline, diesel, bio-diesel and ethanol fuel burning engines. CA40G does not […]
Energy from corn, soybeans or canola isn’t new but how about biodiesel from algae?
Talked to some of my racing buddies about this one and it’s true. Changing your engine oil regularly means the inside of your engine stays cleaner which means it doesn’t use as much fuel to create the power to move your car or pickup. And that translates into dollars that stay in your wallet! […]
Seems like no matter where you look these days you see, read or hear about alternative fuels and this past weekend was no different.
I’ll admit, I’m a huge race fan…F1, NASCAR, SCCA, Champ Cars, IRL…and it was a great weekend for race fanatics like myself. In one day we had Formula 1 from Monaco, […]
US BioEnergy intends to build a 100 million gallon per year ethanol plant near Hankinson, ND. US BioEnergy is partnering with Gold Energy, LLC to build the plant.
North Dakota Governor John Hoeven supports construction of the plant and further said, “We have put good programs in place and worked diligently with the Gold Energy […]
Ethanol seems to be in the news almost daily now. I can remember the time not too long ago when it was seldom mentioned. It’s obvious by the amount of information being released each day that the ethanol industry is making large impacts on our daily life.
Apparently it’s even making an impact on the […]
The 2006 Energy Summit featuring Governor John Hoeven of North Dakota will be held Monday, March 13, 2006. The summit includes meal and entertainment, $15 advanced purchase and $20 at the door. Call KBMW today at 701-642-8747 to reserve your tickets. The event runs from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Mooreton Community […]
I started asking myself that question several years ago and came up with some conclusions you may find interesting. Most folks who pull up to the pump for a fill up give little consideration to the labels and stickers they find there. I was just like that, too.
The only labels that seemed to make sense were […]