Re: Why is the supply of E85 fuel so tightly controlled?

John_H wrote:
> atec77 wrote:
>> John_H wrote:
>>> Atheist Chaplain wrote:
>>>> so what vacant areas are there in Australia that can be used for
ethanol 
>>>> production (remembering that our ethanol is sourced as a waste
by-product 
>>>> and not as a dedicated crop like the proponents in the US are
advocating)
>>> <cross post deleted>
>>>
>>> Who makes ethanol from waste in Australia?
>>>
>>> AFAIK they're all based on crop sourced from existing farmland (same
>>> as in the US).  Either as direct input or as a byproduct of grain
>>> processing (starch from wheat in the case of Manildra).
>>>
>>> This one will use over 200,000 tonne of grain pa once it's
>>> operational....  http://www.dalbybiorefinery.com.au/html/index.htm
 
>>>
>> What about the  sugar mill and production plant at cabbage point behind

>> Beenleigh ?
> 
> It may well be someone is playing around with waste but I've got no
> idea who it might be.  Nor am I aware of any significant ethanol
> producer at Beenleigh.
  There is , its quite a seasonal thing but a good sized output 
producing both medical and fuel products
> 
> AFAIK the largest manufacturer of ethanol in Oz is currently CSR,
> using mol***** from sugar (which is a crop)... their Sarina plant
> (south of Mackay) has a capability of around 300ML pa.  Manildra run
> second at 60ML.
>