Refiners worry lack of E15 stations will cause RFS non-compliance

Ethanol Producer Magazine
By Kris Bevill
May 04, 2012

As the ethanol industry prepares for the first gallons of E15 to enter the market for 2001 and newer vehicles, the American Petroleum Institute continues to stress the potential for compatibility issues with retail station infrastructure as it relates to the storage and sale of E15. During a May 3 conference call with reporters, Bob Greco, API downstream director, noted that API’s analysis of compatibility research conducted by government agencies concluded that about half of the existing equipment at the nation’s approximately 157,000 retail stations is not currently compatible with the fuel. Few stations may be willing to invest in the infrastructure modifications necessary to sell E15, inhibiting the fuel’s entry into the marketplace, he said.

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