Nebraska GASOHOL program providing food and fuel for the future: a summary
In an effort to provide a new domestic source of energy and stimulate the agricultural economy of Nebraska the 82nd Nebraska Legislature (1971-72) passed bills which established a program to aid in the development of a grain alcohol industry in Nebraska through the introduction of an automotive fuel containing a blend of 10 percent agriculturally derived ethyl alcohol and 90 percent unleaded gasoline. This fuel is named GASOHOL. In order to encourage the sale and use of GASOHOL, the legislation provides a 3 cents per gallon reduction in the State gasoline tax on any such fuel sold. With this tax reduction the price of GASOHOL is competitive with that of unleaded gasoline. The Agricultural Products Industrial Utilization Committee (APIUC) was established to administer the GASOHOL program. Membership of the APIUC consists of four people actively engaged in farming, two in business, and one representative of the petroleum industry. In addition to describing the program, this report also has sections devoted to (1) the economics of grain alcohol production by fermentation, and (2) food and fuel for the future through GASOHOL.
- OSTI ID:
- 7339740
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BIOCONVERSION
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ECONOMICS
ETHANOL
FERMENTATION
FOOD
FUELS
GASOHOL PROGRAM
GASOLINE
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MIDWEST REGION
MIXING
NEBRASKA
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PROTEINS
REVIEWS
SYNTHETIC FUELS
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