Funding Research and Development

**Investigating the effect of E30 fuel on long term vehicle performance, adaptability and economic feasibility**.

Groundbreaking University Research Says E30 is Safe for Non-Flex Fuel Vehicles

In 2021, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln published “Redefining Renewable Fuels”; an in-depth demonstration of the long-term adaptability and feasibility of E30 consumption in non-flex fuel vehicles.

The E30 Demonstration has officially been peer reviewed and published in ScienceDirect. View it here.

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During the past decade, the Nebraska Ethanol Board has been a leader in research and development related to the ethanol industry. Examples of innovative research supported by the Nebraska Ethanol Board include:

Ethanol/diesel fuel blends in urban mass transit vehicles
Analysis of gasoline components
Test methods to detect ethanol in soil and water samples
Performance characteristics of ethanol in racing engines
Research to advance ethanol utilization technology
Gasoline sample analysis at pipeline terminals
Monitoring groundwater chemistry related to underground storage tank leakage
Identifying chemical manufacturing process conditions
Ethanol fuel for use in aviation applications
General Motors fuel acidity testing
Aqueous ethanol concentrations (parts per billion in groundwater)
USDA grant assistance for Nebraska Bioclean project