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Vol 6 • Issue 2

	The Biofuel Dilemma ASTM International Offers New Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program for Fuel-grade Ethanol The Ethanol Boom Energy Subscription Solutions Energy Standards Updates



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Thank you for subscribing to the Energy Industry Trends Newsletter. In this issue, we focus on some new changes in standards that are affecting our industry. We reveal detailed information about Biofuels, ASTM International Offers New Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program for Fuel-grade Ethanol, and the Ethanol Boom.

In this issue:

Biofuels
Is ethanol an ideal alternative fuel after all?

ASTM International Offers New Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program for Fuel-grade Ethanol
This August, ASTM International Proficiency Testing Center will offer a new Interlaboratory Crosscheck Program for fuel-grade ethanol. The program, which has been developed in cooperation with the Renewable Fuels Association, a national trade association representing the U.S. ethanol industry, is designed to help laboratories improve and maintain a high level of performance when conducting routine ASTM ethanol specification tests.
The Ethanol Boom
There’s no question about it—ethanol usage is booming. The biofuel, which has been produced since the 19th century, is suddenly big business, thanks to what Aaron Brady of CERA, an IHS company, describes as a “perfect storm of overlapping themes.”

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