Iowa expands E15 and biodiesel availability statewide

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Programme (RFIP) Board has approved 126 project applications from Iowa petrol stations for new and expanded E15, E85, and biodiesel infrastructure projects.
Totalling nearly $6.35 million (€5.8 million), the projects are located across 61 Iowa counties and will allow drivers to save more money by providing more access to lower cost and cleaner burning homegrown biofuels.
The awards were made by the RFIP Board during meetings held in August and September.
New ethanol fueling infrastructure will be funded with the help of 88 cost-share grants totaling nearly $4.5 million (€4.1 million), for gas stations throughout Iowa, a record for one quarter. The board also approved 38 biodiesel retail cost-share grants totaling over $1.8 million (€1.65 million), also a record for one quarter.
“Iowa drivers gain another opportunity to save money every time a new pump is installed or upgraded at an Iowa gas station to dispense E15 and other higher biofuel blends. It’s exciting to see the momentum within our state’s renewable fuels industry as we see record ethanol production by our plants, record ethanol and biodiesel consumption by our drivers, and now record cost-share investment in ethanol and biodiesel infrastructure by our gas stations,” said Secretary Naig. “We want to keep the Iowa biofuels momentum going because it not only saves drivers money, but it also supports rural jobs, expands markets for farmers, burns cleaner, and enhances our energy security.”