June 29, 2010
Ethanol E85 pumps get UL approval
Published in Des Moines Register
Underwriters Laboratory has issued certifications to two manufacturers of E85 ethanol pumps.
The certifications cover both the Gilbarco Veeder-Root Encore E85 fueling dispenser and the Dresser Wayne Ovation Eco fueling E85 dispenser.
The ethanol industry hopes that the certification of the two 85 percent blend pumps will hasten the day for approval of the so-called “blender pumps” that can blend ethanol with unleaded gasoline at retail sites.
While pumps dispensing ten percent ethanol blends have become commonplace across the U.S. the development of the 85 percent blend ethanol has been hobbled, in part, by lack of equipment.
“The final UL certification of both the Gilbarco and Dresser Wayne fuel dispensers represents a significant step in expanding our national effort to provide higher level blends of ethanol directly to consumers,” said Tom Buis, chief executive officer of Growth Energy, a renewable fuels advocacy group. “Now that these two outstanding domestically based pump manufacturers have received all the final approvals and certifications, we anticipate a more rapid expansion in the number of higher blend fueling facilities across the nation.”
Regarding blender pumps, Buis noted, “Growth Energy salutes both manufacturers for their persistence in addressing the new and robust standards which have been established for certification of E85 dispensing equipment and we look forward to the completion of the process that will allow the certification of blender pumps in the near future.”
