Miscellaneous | Sustaining Innovation: Delivery trucks that could be seen throughout Lincoln in the second half of 2009 carried some of the facts about how farmers today strive to produce more with less. The trucks won first place in the billboard/outdoor ads category at the National Agri-Marketing Association’s Region II Best of NAMA awards program.

Ethanol | As shown in this chart from the study, as the ethanol content of the fuel increased from e10 to e20, e30 and e85, the energy conversion within the engine increased as well — meaning you could travel further using less energy. This was true for the three different flex fuel vehicles tested at different loads.

Ethanol | Vehicles went through chassis dynamometer testing as part of the study. The dynamometer simulated different road and vehicle operating conditions, helping researchers determine that e85 was the most efficient and cost-effective fuel tested.

Ethanol | Vehicles, like this sedan, went through chassis dynamometer testing as part of the study. The dynamometer simulated different road and vehicle operating conditions, allowing researchers to fully measure a number of important data points to measure the performance of different ethanol blends.

Ethanol | Announcing Proclamation of September is Renewable Fuels Month in Nebraska at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island on September 16, 2009. Pictured from left to right (Alan Tiemann, NE Corn Board, Governor Dave Heineman, Gregg Fujan, NE Soybean Board at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island on September 16, 2009.