WBIA BLOG

Updated E85 Station List

Categories: Wisconsin Ethanol

Attatched is the most recently updated list of stations in Wisconsin offering E85.

Updated E85 List

See how Wisconsin compares to other states in availability of renewable fuels.

Alternative Fueling Station Counts by State and Fuel Type

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EPA Accepting Project Proposals for Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Grants

Categories: General Info

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5’s Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative announced that it expects to award up to $300,000 in grants this year for diesel-emission reduction projects in Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio.

The project proposals will be accepted until Sept. 18 and final awards will be made around Jan. 1.

Some of the projects which can be proposed include the use of cleaner burning fuels, such as biodiesel, idle reduction technologies or strategies, vehicle replacement, or diesel exhaust retrofits.

A copy of the proposal request is available at http://www.grants.gov or http://www.epa.gov/midwestcleandisel.

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Biodiesel Fuel Course to be held at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Categories: Education

A hands-on course which emphasizes fuel production, quality control, engine performance, and vehicle emissions will be held from July 10, 2007 through July 12, 2007 at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Sturgeon Bay.

The class participants will have the opportunity to produce biodiesel by the transesterfication process, to perform ASTM measurements in order to determine the chemical and physical properties of fuel, and evaluate the performance and emission properties of test engines that are operated on biodiesel.

The class is open to anyone who is interested in biodiesel production and use and will be taught by Ken Walz, a Project Director for the Consortium for Education in Renewable Energy Technologies.

To register, call (920) 498-5444 and ask for class 53250.

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