Indiana Gets More Ethanol Blend Pumps
(Agri-News) Sixteen ethanol blender pumps soon will be available at gas stations in Allen and LaPorte counties thanks in part to funding from Indiana Corn Marketing Council.
ICMC and the Indiana Office of Energy Development announced more than $331,000 will be shared among two grantees — Lassus Brothers Oil Inc. and Family Express Corp. — for the third round of the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Blender Pump Program.
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Lassus Brothers Oil of Fort Wayne and Family Express of Valparaiso plan to install a total of 16 blender pumps, allowing for the expansion of higher ethanol blends in areas of Indiana where blends of E15 and E85 are limited or unavailable.
Hoosier Homegrown is part a national grant partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency that aims to expand the availability of higher ethanol blends in areas of the United States where blends of E15 to E85 are limited or not available. It also is in partnership with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, Greater Indiana Clean Cities and South Shore Clean Cities who assisted in scoring the applications and provided outreach support. READ MORE