CountryMark, Ceres Solutions and USDA Bring E15 to Rensselaer

December 27, 2020 |

In Indiana, Newtown County Enterprise reports that Jasper County will soon have its first E15 fueling station thanks to efforts from two farmer-owned cooperatives and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ceres Solutions owns the CountryMark-branded station in Rensselaer, Indiana, where the new fuel will be made available later this year.

“As we all look to reduce our environmental footprint, E15 is a transportation fuel we can truly feel good about,” said Jeff Troike, the President and CEO of Ceres Solutions Cooperative, a farmer-owned company with headquarters in Crawfordsville, Indiana.

Bringing E15 to the public requires new fuel dispensers and blender pumps that draw fuel from two underground tanks – one containing a 10 percent blend of ethanol and the other containing an 85 blend of ethanol.

“With these two underground fuel tanks and the blender pumps we’ve ordered, drivers will be able to choose a 10, 15 or 85 percent blend of ethanol,” said Troike.

The EPA has provided the following usage approvals for ethanol-blended fuel:

  • E10 is approved for use in cars, light-duty trucks and SUVs post-1986.
  • E15 is approved for use in all 2001 and newer cars, SUVs, and light-duty trucks.
  • E85 is approved for use in flex fuel vehicles.

CountryMark, the fuel supplier to this station, and the USDA felt so strongly about bringing this higher octane fuel to the public that they both offered this year competitive grants to assist station owners with their E15 infrastructure costs. Ceres Solutions was awarded separate grants from the USDA and CountryMark that would cover their E15 infrastructure costs, which have been estimated at just over $111,000.

Category: Fuels

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