Posted by Paul on November 18, 2014 at 08:30:58 from (66.44.132.180):
In Reply to: Who's Ethanol posted by RMinVa on November 18, 2014 at 05:26:48:
If you look at exports from the same web site, you will see USA exports much more fuel ethanol than it imports.
California is anti- everything, and since the USA doesn't allow thrm to use mtbe any more they threw a fit, and set up their rules to only allow ethanol from Brazil to be used in their fuels.
So, we export a bunch of ethanol from the USA to Brazil, and then some gets shipped back up to California from Brazil. It doesn't make sense, but it is California.....
In your region of the USA, the rail lines don't seem to travel well. Or link up well, with the northern Midwest of the USA. It is a chronic problem. You guys will import soybeans, and even corn, from South America because you get cheaper shipping rates on the big boats than you can get from USA rail. Meanwhile we are drowning in corn and soybeans here in the Midwest. It doesn't make sense, but it makes dollars and cents I guess. Wish we had better rail lines from here to there.
We've used E10 for decades here in Minnesota, from the below zero winters to the 90 degree, 90% humidity summers, and it has worked out fine after a year of learning and working out the kinks. We also use 2-10% bio diesel for several years now and again after a year or two of getting used to it, it has worked out fine.
If we can do it in our climate variations, it likely can work about anywhere if people want to make it work.
If one is opposed to something, then even if it would be cheaper and easier, folks will find ways to oppose it and make it not work for them!
That likely is the big difference.
Anyhow, in many places, fuel ethanol does work and does make sense and cents. We even export our corn ethanol to Brazil, that should tell us something.
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