Richard Ballinger
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Landfill gas powers Ethanol Plant
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 12th September, 2008
- Global Ethanol News
Siouxland Ethanol LLC is using recovered landfill gas piped in from the L.P. Gill landfill located a mile away, and blending it with natural gas in the thermal oxidizer for its 50 MMgy ethanol plant.
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Study Finds Certain Ethanol Blends can Provide Better Fuel Economy than Unleaded Petrol
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 14th July, 2008
- Ethanol Facts
Research performed in the USA is indicating that the majority of modern, unleaded, petrol engine vehicles on the roads today actually will perform better if they are run on E20 ~ E30 ( a 20% ~ 30% blend of ethanol in unleaded petrol) compared with straight, unleaded petrol. This poses the question: why is the ethanol mandate only set at 10%, when maybe it should be higher?
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Installing an E85 Conversion Kit from White Lighting
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 10th July, 2008
- FlexFuel conversion kits
The following manual comes from White Lightning E85 Ethanol conversion kits. It shows how easy it is to convert a conventional, unleaded vehicle over to run on E85 (85% ethanol with 15% unleaded fuel mixture)
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What is the Buzz About E85?
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 7th July, 2008
- Ethanol Facts
We're hearing more and more (and more) about E85 ethanol. So … what's the buzz? What's in it for me?
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The Ethanol vs Petrol Debate
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 3rd July, 2008
- Myths about Ethanol
Why are petrol giants spreading lies about ethanol? Are they threatened? Because they’re losing money & their monopoly is over?
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Can my car use ethanol blended fuel E10?
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 29th June, 2008
- Ethanol Facts
Here are some clear facts about ethanol and whether it's suitable for your car. Don't be fooled by the BS that's out there: get the straight facts. Information provided here is collected from government bodies and registered organisations, with expertise in the information delivered.
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When will we see E85 at my local petrol station?
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 21st June, 2008
- Where to fillup with E85
The E85 fuel that blends 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent unleaded petrol (to claim environmental benefits) has launched into the Australian market. Now available in a limited number of locations, when will it be more accessible the the Australian public?
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Where can I buy E85 ethanol for my Flex Fuel car?
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 19th June, 2008
- Where to fillup with E85
We are trying to keep an up to date list of petrol stations selling E85 in Australia. If you know of others, please let us know and we'll add them to our list.
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E85 Ethanol Myths
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 18th June, 2008
- Myths about Ethanol
Here are just a few false myths about E85 and the use of ethanol in combustion engines. Get the facts before you decide about switching to E85.
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Blogs by this Author
Hydrogen made from Ethanol might be the answer?
- By Richard Ballinger
- Published 21st August, 2008
There are many practical issues that need to be resolved before we can use hydrogen as fuel — how to make it, how to transport it, how to create the infrastructure for people to fill their car...
