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To: axial who wrote (116148)	1/4/2009 11:39:08 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 206084

Louisiana Enacts the Most Comprehensive Advanced Biofuel Legislation in the Nation written by Brian J. Donovan, January 03, 2009 Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law the Advanced Biofuel Industry Development Initiative, the most comprehensive and far-reaching state legislation in the nation enacted to develop a statewide advanced biofuel industry. Louisiana is the first state to enact alternative transportation fuel legislation that includes a variable blending pump pilot program and a hydrous ethanol pilot program. Field-to-Pump Strategy The legislature found that the proper development of an advanced biofuel industry in Louisiana requires implementation of the following comprehensive “field-to-pump” strategy developed by Renergie, Inc.: (1) Feedstock Other Than Corn (a) derived solely from Louisiana harvested crops; (b) capable of an annual yield of at least 600 gallons of ethanol per acre; (c) requiring no more than one-half of the water required to grow corn; (d) tolerant to high temperature and waterlogging; (e) resistant to drought and saline-alkaline soils; (f) capable of being grown in marginal soils, ranging from heavy clay to light sand; (g) requiring no more than one-third of the nitrogen required to grow corn, thereby reducing the risk of contamination of the waters of the state; and (h) requiring no more than one-half of the energy necessary to convert corn into ethanol. (2) Decentralized Network of Small Advanced Biofuel Manufacturing Facilities Smaller is better. The distributed nature of a small advanced biofuel manufacturing facility network reduces feedstock supply risk, does not burden local water supplies and provides for broader based economic development. Each advanced biofuel manufacturing facility operating in Louisiana will produce no less than 5 million gallons of advanced biofuel per year and no more than 15 million gallons of advanced biofuel per year. (3) Market Expansion Advanced biofuel supply and demand shall be expanded beyond the 10% blend market by blending fuel-grade anhydrous ethanol with gasoline at the gas station pump. Variable blending pumps, directly installed and operated at local gas stations by a qualified small advanced biofuel manufacturing facility, shall offer the consumer a less expensive substitute for unleaded gasoline in the form of E10, E20, E30 and E85. Pilot Programs (1) Advanced Biofuel Variable Blending Pumps - The blending of fuels with advanced biofuel percentages between 10 percent and 85 percent will be permitted on a trial basis until January 1, 2012. During this period the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Division of Weights & Measures will monitor the equipment used to dispense the ethanol blends to ascertain that the equipment is suitable and capable of producing an accurate measurement. (2) Hydrous Ethanol - The use of hydrous ethanol blends of E10, E20, E30 and E85 in motor vehicles specifically selected for test purposes will be permitted on a trial basis until January 1, 2012. During this period the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Division of Weights & Measures will monitor the performance of the motor vehicles. The hydrous blends will be tested for blend optimization with respect to fuel consumption and engine emissions. Preliminary tests conducted in Europe have proven that the use of hydrous ethanol, which eliminates the need for the hydrous-to-anhydrous dehydration processing step, results in an energy savings of between ten percent and forty-five percent during processing, a four percent product volume increase, higher mileage per gallon, a cleaner engine interior, and a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

To: axial who wrote (116148)	1/4/2009 12:58:37 PM
From: John Carragher	3 Recommendations Respond to of 206084

during that time i was running one of the largest delivery terminals on the east coast. many stories were around and mostly all false and spread by local news to generate interest. i remember one time finding a camera crew at our loading rack filming the loading of a gasoline delivery truck. of course, the theme, there is plenty of gasoline, the oil companies are keeping it off the market to get higher and higher prices. i went down to kick them off the property and of course figure out how they got on first it,since the refinery had a guard at the gate.. hmmm do you think the guard took a tip and looked the other way. he asked me about all the tankers off Narragansett Bay full of gasoline and not coming into the terminals because big oil wanted higher prices. After i got control of the situation , shut down his camera man... he acknowledged he didn't believe a word of what he was saying just that it will be great for the evening new at 6pm. i was very young then and believed in journalism.. it was an eye opener that those in the business lacked values. i had the senator of the state call and fire me because i wouldn't deliver fuel oil to his distributor (mgm't didn't fire me). at the time there were tight controls over deliveries. we had the history of the prior years vol. by month and depending on allocations allowed by the gov't that is what we stuck to. When i say i do not remember ships being changed. i am not referring to that particular ship. only thinking back to my accounting and later scheduling experiences. Of course ships get diverted but seldom. we had one because the pumps were so bad they couldn't unload the product and after two days they moved up to boston to unload where no hills were part of pumping. we have bought or diverted tankers when supply problems come about. damage to distribution at terminal, change in volumes, but highly unusual as these are scheduled pretty far in advance and with massive storage or limited storage there is little changes to history that makes a tanker get moved to a different location. ps i worked in upstate ny for awhile and the location during ww11 was the central area for oil executives to evacuate to incase of crisis. Upon arrival,1977?, i would get these papers from all over the country etc.. opening them i found the tanker schedules for the company for the next month. It took me a few months to get the materials to go to the alternate site for crisis which has long ago been changed. I was told the managers before never could seem to stop the mailings. g I assume all that had to be done was delete this source from the distribution.