OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE) announces today that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) evaluation of the health effects tests on E15 are complete and that fuel manufacturers are now able to register E15 with the EPA to sell. E15 will be eligible for use in model year 2001 and newer light-duty motor vehicles which totals approximately 141 million at the end of 2011.
"We are pleased with the EPA's decision that clears the path to introduce E15 into the marketplace," said Todd Becker, President and Chief Executive Officer. "U.S. ethanol is the most economical motor fuel in the world and allowing voluntary use of E15 in our domestic fuel supply can potentially open significant market demand for ethanol in the future."
About Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc.
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (Nasdaq:GPRE) is North America's fourth largest ethanol producer. The Company markets and distributes approximately one billion gallons of renewable motor fuel on an annual basis, including 740 million gallons of expected production from the Company's nine ethanol plants located throughout the U.S. Green Plains owns and operates grain handling and storage assets and provides complementary agronomy services to local grain producers through its agribusiness segment. Green Plains owns BlendStar LLC, a biofuels terminal operator with locations in the southern U.S. Green Plains is a joint venture partner in BioProcess Algae LLC, which was formed to commercialize advanced photo-bioreactor technologies for the growing and harvesting of algal biomass.
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