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Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Biofuels Market Expansion Act calls for more FFVs, blender pumps

Ethanol Producer Magazine
By Holly Jessen January 27, 2011

The Biofuels Market Expansion Act of 2011 has been introduced in the U.S. Senate, with a goal of increasing the number of flex-fuel vehicles (FFVs), blender pumps and renewable fuel pipelines. “Biofuels displace close to 10 percent of our gasoline supplies, and they have the potential to make significantly larger contributions,” said Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, who rolled out the bill Jan. 25. “[This] is an important step in our overall energy policy and a job generator for Iowa and our nation as a whole.”

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