Alternative Fuel Workshops

Ethanol Outreach and Code Review Workshop

On July 1, 2008, NASFM and the US Department of Energy's BioMass Program held a one day Ethanol Outreach and Code Review Workshop, in conjunction with NASFM Annual conference. This workshop was structured to address the critical issue of stakeholder outreach and emergency responder training related to ethanol. Participants of this workshop included 23 State Fire Marshals and 58 building code and fire officials from areas where ethanol producers, manufacturers or distributors are presently located or where facilities are planned in the near future as well as industry and legal experts.

The objectives of the workshop were to obtain the input of key state and local fire and building code officials on issues facing and concerning the enforcement community and to provide the participants an opportunity to learn more about the legal issues surrounding E85 dispensing units, ethanol manufacturing, and the tools currently available to emergency responders. In that effort, participants were broken down into breakout groups and asked to review "case studies" of facilities that manufacture ethanol that have been converted or are likely to be proposed projects in the near future.

With the help of workshop participants, NASFM, DOE and Industry have gained insight into what steps need to be taken to get relevant information to local code officials, identifying areas of concern in the plan review and issues related to facilities involved in the storage, manufacturing and distribution of ethanol as well how to shape further workshops.

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If you have a question regarding any of NASFM alternative fuels programs, please contact Chrishawn Morgan-Price at our Washington, DC Headquarters at (202) 737-1226.