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Iowa announces ‘Fueling Our Future’ grants

Two Iowa fuel retailers with plans to offer higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel to their customers will receive some financial assistance through the state’s “Fueling Our Future” pilot program.

Farmers Cooperative in Mount Ayr and Oak Street Station in Inwood will each receive 125-thousand dollars in cost share funding to help with their projects.

Oak Street Station’s Brent Van Regenmorter (Ree-gen-mortar) says their new fueling site will offer E10, E15, E30 and E85, as well as several biodiesel blends.

“We’re excited to have this fuel that’s locally made here and to support the local economy—the farmers,” says Van Regenmorter. “And we’re also excited to offer it in different forms that people can just make their own decision on.  Just in the past month, I’ve had more people asking about the E85 product because of the price flexibility.”

Farmers Cooperative plans to build a new fueling site at its Country Store in Mount Ayr to offer E10, registered E15, E30 and E85 and biodiesel blends of B5, B10, B20 and B99.

Iowa received the 250 thousand dollars to support the Fueling Our Future pilot project from a U.S. Department of Transportation air quality program.  Applicants were required to provide at least a 50 percent match to receive funding.  The projects were selected by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Board.

AUDIO: Brent Van Regenmorter (2:46 MP3)

Link to news release on Iowa Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources web site