A blender pump - which offers regular gas plus the ethanol blends E10, E20, E30 and E85 - is now in operation in Grand Island. It is the first blender pump in the state, according to this article from the Grand Island Independent.
You can find the blender pump at Bosselman's Pump & Pantry at Allen Drive and 13th Street (map).
"This store is our first attempt at a 'Going Green' concept," Chuck Bosselman, president of Bosselman Inc., told the newspaper. "We offer an expanded selection of ethanol products, which are cleaner burning and more environmentally friendly."
What allowed the company to put in a blender pump was its two underground storage tanks. One holds regular gas and the other holds 100 percent ethanol. The blender pump then blends the two based on what the customer selects.
Similar pumps have been used for several years in South Dakota, but they can also be found in Minnesota and Kansas.
It will be interesting to see how this concept develops over time. Will blender pumps become the new standard as ethanol production expands? It seems that something like that would have to happen - after all, when we begin reaching the upper reaches of the Renewable Fuels Standard, we'll be replacing a whole lot of regular gas with ethanol. By 2020, we're looking at more than 20 percent of our total fuel usage coming from ethanol.
Many are already looking at raising the standard E10 to a higher level - E12? E15 or all the way to E20?
For a map of all E85 stations in Nebraska, click here. It was put together by the Nebraska Corn Board.
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