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Originally Posted by geozinger
(My bold for emphasis) You sure can ship ethanol by pipeline like oil, you just can't do it in the pipelines meant for oil. That's been one of the arguments against adopting ethanol as a fuel. With the right type of pipeline you could ship ethanol anywhere. However, I'm reasonably sure it would have to be dedicated to ethanol only, and probably have different safeguards and technologies applied to it.
I too, would like to see a larger adoption of ethanol as a motor fuel. We can make it here, and keep our money here, too. Particularly, non-feed stock based methods of production would be ideal, and remove that argument against ethanol.
Besides, I would love to be able to fill up with 100 octane E85 or E100 in a car that has an engine optimized for ethanol.
Hey, GM can you put a Saab Bio-Power Ecotec in my next car?
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Thanks for the information zeozinger.
I was always told that Ethanol could not be transported via pipeline because it attracts - and absorbs - water. And that since those pipelines need to be flushed out and maintained periodically it would contaminate the ethanol and make it less effective. It was for this reason that most ethanol is trucked rather than shipped out in pipelines etc.
Was I mislead? Are there any plans to create a dedicated ethanol pipeline anywhere in the US?
Thanks for the info!