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goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 26, 2010 11:44:10 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse There are currently 192 plants in production that have a combined annual output total of over 12.7 billion gallons. Additional plants will come online this year bring the total to over 14 billion gallons. Plus............U.S. ethanol production reached yet another all time high in December 2009 at 787,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That is an increase of 131,000 b/d from December 2008. Despite trying economic circumstances, America’s ethanol producers once again rose up to meet the challenges the nation has put before it,” said RFA President Bob Dinneen. “Moving forward, once-idled facilities are restarting and new biorefineries are coming online to ensure that the volumes of ethanol called for in the Renewable Fuels Standard are met by domestic supplies.”

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There are currently 192 plants in production that have a combined annual output total of over 12.7 billion gallons. Additional plants will come online this year bring the total to over 14 billion gallons.

Plus............U.S. ethanol production reached yet another all time high in December 2009 at 787,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). That is an increase of 131,000 b/d from December 2008.

Despite trying economic circumstances, America’s ethanol producers once again rose up to meet the challenges the nation has put before it,” said RFA President Bob Dinneen. “Moving forward, once-idled facilities are restarting and new biorefineries are coming online to ensure that the volumes of ethanol called for in the Renewable Fuels Standard are met by domestic supplies.”

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ss70 Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,944 Points:1,897,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2010 9:33:02 AM Ignore ss70 Report Abuse what is the reason for production to go down?
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jun 30, 2010 8:12:14 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse June 29, 2010) WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. ethanol production fell slightly in April. According to information from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), April 2010 ethanol production averaged more than 832,000 barrels per day (b/d). That is down from 847,000 b/d in March. Ethanol demand, as calculated by the Renewable Fuels Association, reached an all time high at 834,000 b/d in April, up from 673,000 b/d a year ago. As the RFA recently reported, America is exporting ethanol at record rates. According to data from the Dept. of Commerce, Census Bureau, and the Dept. of Agriculture Foreign Ag Service, the U.S. exported 40.8 million gallons of ethanol in April.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 28, 2010 10:30:26 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse US Ethanol Output Up in March as Idled Capacity Comes Online Total U.S. ethanol production surged 2.942 million barrels (bbl), or 14,276 barrels per day (bpd), to 26.27 million bbl, or 847,419 bpd, in March as additional production capacity came online.
Tundralimited2009 Champion Author Dallas Posts:38,812 Points:1,447,425 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 23, 2010 10:56:49 AM Ignore Tundralimited2009 Report Abuse More Gov't subsidies.
Geo4564 Champion Author Nevada Posts:7,062 Points:1,596,545 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 3:14:01 PM Ignore Geo4564 Report Abuse Are new cars being built to use E85 or do they need modifications?
pgerassi Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:11,036 Points:2,159,245 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 3:09:06 PM Ignore pgerassi Report Abuse Well there are two known ethanol producers that make their own E85, Renew (Formerly Utica) and Smart, both based in Wisconsin. They do have some of the lowest E85 prices in the state.
ss70 Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,944 Points:1,897,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 20, 2010 8:11:04 AM Ignore ss70 Report Abuse Today there are reports of US becoming cheaper and bigger exporter than Brazil. Pity that we are not able to use it here ... Now is the time for increasing the e85 sales and ethanol companies should entice ppl by giving e85 real cheap.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:53:58 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse Sunoco Inc Ethanol Plant To Start-Up By July Chalk up another ethanol plant to soon be online.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 4:16:06 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse "no more subsidies for ethanol or fossil fuels." Brilliant idea! Bring on the $3.00 ethanol and $10.00 per gallon gasoline.
furball64801 Champion Author Missouri Posts:4,314 Points:113,265 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 19, 2010 12:52:25 PM Ignore furball64801 Report Abuse I get to use my 60% mix often and I wish I could use it non stop. I know MFA and Kum n Go do a great job of providing good and reasonable ethanol. Most times its .50 to .60 cheaper than gas. To me its well worth the use, after 4 yrs running this mix both my cars still run great, no issues and I just love its performance.
earthling1st Champion Author Illinois Posts:2,465 Points:536,150 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 18, 2010 7:12:04 AM Ignore earthling1st Report Abuse no more subsidies for ethanol or fossil fuels. support only fundamental research in all energy resources, including efficiency and conservation life-styles.
ss70 Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,944 Points:1,897,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 17, 2010 8:39:02 AM Ignore ss70 Report Abuse I believe ethanol should not be produced or used just as mixing fuel for gas. If the ethanol companies follow that they are at the mercy of Big oil. The moment the demand for oil goes down ethanol goes bust . Ethanol should be sold parallel to gasoline. Oil companies try to grab all the money they can from federal govt but if ethanol cant resist oil they are inviting problems for the long run ...
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 17, 2010 6:12:46 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse SS70: Here is one thing to ponder for awhile. Only two ethanol companies in America are blending and selling their own E85. To me that is the way to go. It is only then that an ethanol company can take advantage of the blenders credits. If you will compare prices you will see that E85 sold direct by ethanol companies are some of the lowest prices in America. Wonder why that would be so? I am not sure about Valero. Has anyone seen E85 at any of their stations? They do no have any stations around here.
ss70 Champion Author Detroit Posts:9,944 Points:1,897,200 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 16, 2010 8:55:21 PM Ignore ss70 Report Abuse "Some of the midwestern states are producing enough ethanol to fuel every car in their states on 100% ethanol, just not ethanol blends." This where i believe they should also take lead in e85 consumption. If you can see these states have thousands of place wher ee85 can dispensed then we are our way to ethanol economy ...
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: May 16, 2010 2:24:20 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse Plants that went under? Most of them have been bought out and reopened. Some are being refitted and new plants are nearly finished and will soon open. "Ethanol has not been shown to replace gasoline quite yet." There are plenty of folks that beg to differ on that opinion. Some of the midwestern states are producing enough ethanol to fuel every car in their states on 100% ethanol, just not ethanol blends. In Brazil there are already fueling all cars with 25% to 100% ethanol. Guess what, it works just fine.
Tundralimited2009 Champion Author Dallas Posts:38,812 Points:1,447,425 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: May 16, 2010 9:17:04 AM Ignore Tundralimited2009 Report Abuse What happened to the "Ethanol" plants that went under?
VetteBlue Champion Author San Jose Posts:8,023 Points:1,612,720 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: May 15, 2010 10:02:01 PM Ignore VetteBlue Report Abuse Ethanol has not been shown to replace gasoline quite yet. [Edited by: VetteBlue at 5/15/2010 11:02:39 PM EST]
Farmerster Rookie Author Wisconsin Posts:7 Points:6,815 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2010 8:38:16 PM Ignore Farmerster Report Abuse Why have it. you use more gas to make it than what the u.s. uses.
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 26, 2010 5:47:58 PM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse aRBy: I am not sure of the exact number of ffvs. The last count I had was over 7 million. GM had pledged to make all of their future cars ffvs. I am not sure if they are on track with that statement or not. It is quite easy to convert any car to a FFV. You can do this by adding a module or by increasing the injector size and/or adding a fuel pump. It is interesting, for those that I have talked to that has converted to a ffv actually get better mileage than a standard ffv.
aRBy Veteran Author Grand Rapids Posts:454 Points:302,550 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2010 1:07:47 PM Ignore aRBy Report Abuse Goldseeker: Thanks for posting this. It's all well and fine to see more ethanol production coming on line. It's even better to see it coming on steadily instead of spasmodically like it did a few years ago. I'd like to ask you a favor. So much is written about SUPPLY of ethanol; more plants etc. Do you have or can you get figures on how many flex fuel vehicles (labeled as such) are on the road now? Can you tell me how many vehicle model types sold in America are now flex fuel? It seems to me that I'm seeing more and more flex fuel labels on cars these days. First of all, I think that's a great thing. But more important, I think the growth in the flex fuel vehicle fleet has a LOT to do with why ethanol production continues to grow even in this recession. Wadda ya think?
goldseeker Champion Author West Virginia Posts:19,755 Points:2,746,515 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 24, 2010 7:23:18 AM Ignore goldseeker Report Abuse There are now 211 ethanol plants in production with combined capacity of over 13.3 billion gallons.
furball64801 Champion Author Missouri Posts:4,314 Points:113,265 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 2:00:17 PM Ignore furball64801 Report Abuse Thunder if you havent figured it out yet food goes up when gas goes up ethanol doesnt cause it to. So far my eggs and milk are well within good prices, I dont see anything out of wack yet.
Tundralimited2009 Champion Author Dallas Posts:38,812 Points:1,447,425 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 20, 2010 10:51:13 AM Ignore Tundralimited2009 Report Abuse and did the food prices go up?
stickyvalves Champion Author Iowa Posts:5,418 Points:1,584,505 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Mar 3, 2010 4:42:58 PM Ignore stickyvalves Report Abuse I know where there is a 100 million gallon plant laying on the ground in pieces. Never was finished. I keep watching to see who (if any) finishes it.
chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:13,510 Points:2,395,980 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Feb 27, 2010 7:38:50 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse Federal law requires gasoline companies to significantly increase the number of gallons of ethanol they use in their gasoline over the next few years. This means that the most efficient ethanol producers will have a guaranteed market, regardless of the cost to the customer/taxpayer. This also may be the reason that oil companies like Valero have been buying up bankrupt ethanol producers.