Ethanol Briefs

Ethanol Group ePURE calls for E10 Launch across Europe

NEW YORK (DTN) -- A trade group representing European ethanol producers today touted a report from Hungary that shows the introduction of gasoline with 10% blend ratio or E10 throughout the 27-member European Union is the most cost-effective way to rid the transportation sector of carbon emissions.

The group, ePURE, said the study by HEFTA Research Institute "found that the carbon dioxide abatement cost of ethanol is negative when the energy efficiency gains of E10 are accounted for."

"As a result, the introduction of E10 in Hungary could abate 382,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year, the equivalent of 3% of Hungary's total transport GHG emissions," said the group in a news release.

The group argued that based on conservative estimates, ethanol is the most cost effective way to decarbonize transport compared to alternatives such as battery electric and fuel cell vehicles.

"The HEFTA Report is a national study which provides findings of wider relevance that confirms those other studies which have concluded that E10 would lead to higher GHG reductions," ePURE said, and added it would also save 4 billion euros used to buy oil and add 55,000 jobs across the EU.

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EPA Approves Carbon Sequestration at ADM Ethanol Plant

NEW YORK (DTN) --- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a permit allowing the Archer Daniels Midland Company to inject carbon dioxide deep underground in Decatur, Ill., according to a news release from ADM.

This process, known as carbon sequestration, is a means of storing carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

ADM plans to capture carbon dioxide produced by an ethanol manufacturing facility. ADM's goal is to capture and inject 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. Sequestering 1.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year is the equivalent of eliminating carbon emissions from over 230,000 cars.

U.S. EPA completed a technical review of the Class VI permit and responded to over 100 public comments before approving the permit. ADM can begin drilling the well in November in preparation for injecting liquefied carbon dioxide. ADM must demonstrate the integrity of the well before injecting carbon dioxide and conduct extensive monitoring at the location.

ADM is the second facility in the nation to receive a Class VI underground injection permit for carbon sequestration. In August, U.S. EPA issued four Class VI permits for a FutureGen Alliance facility in downstate Illinois.

(BM/AG)

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