Dyess AFB Pumps Switching to Ethanol 10 Gasoline

Published June 10, 2010
By Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas -- Due to the fact that many gas terminals are switching from traditional fossil fuels and various mandated energy changes, military shoppers gassing up at the Dyess Shoppette can now contribute to the "green" movement by filling up with environmentally-friendly Ethanol 10 (E10).

Ethanol fuel is a gasoline alternative manufactured from the conversion of carbon based feed stocks such as sugar cane, sugar beets, switch grass, corn and barley. It has become more common because it is used as an oxygenate additive for gasoline and is a replacement for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MTBE), which are sources of contamination of soil and groundwater.

"In addition to the benefits this provides to the agricultural community, ethanol fuel is a sustainable energy resource," said BX's General Manager Mike Patmon. "It can provide a more environmentally and economically friendly alternative to fossil fuels such as diesel and gasoline."

Based on laws passed in 2006 (Clean Air Act) and other EPA and U.S. government laws, ethanol blends are now present in more than 50 percent of the fuel supply.