Plans unveiled for the first long-distance ethanol pipeline in the U.S

Plans were unveiled last for an ethanol pipeline that covers a stretch of 1800 miles running from the mid-west to the east coast of the United States of America. Designed and planned by Poet Ethanol Products and Magellan Midstream Partners, this pipeline measuring 20 inches in diameter, will help supply a whopping 3.6 billion gallons annually. The pipeline will help the spread in use of bio fuel. This pipeline will also run along petroleum pipes in some areas and will need to make its way through other areas. The construction of this ethanol pipeline will help provide around 80,000 jobs according to Poet and Magellan and 1,100 people will be needed in order to operate it. The estimated time for the pipelines opening is around four years ahead in the future.

Ethanol fuel has been successfully transported using pipelines before and this process has been tried and tested. Costing a sum of $4 billion dollars, this project depends on getting a U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantee.
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