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Fuel ethanol blends are sold in every state, and
ethanol blends make up nearly 100% of the gasoline sold in carbon
monoxide and ozone nonattainment areas during certain months of the
year. The impact of gasoline blended with ethanol on the long-term
structural integrity of liquid petroleum storage systems and components
has lead to increased scrutiny of all storage tank materials. As a
result, the use of protected steel tanks is increasing as the nation
begins the switch to higher concentrations of ethanol fuels.
Ethanol and ethanol motor fuels can be stored in standard Highland Tank
steel storage tanks. According to the New England Interstate Water
Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC) document entitled “Health,
Environmental, and Economic Impacts of Adding Ethanol to Gasoline in the
Northeast States, Chapter 5 - Ethanol Storage and Handling”
“the U.S. Department of Energy has issued recommendations that
double-walled, low-carbon, cold finished steel tanks are serviceable for
storage of neat or high-concentration ethanol-blended fuel (E85).”
Further,
"steel USTs have been shown to be satisfactory for storing 100 percent
ethanol and E-blend gasoline (Archer Daniels Midland Co., 1998). Steel
tanks have been used to store alcohols for more than 50 years without
documented compatibility problems."
Highland Tanks diversified product line for ethanol and ethanol motor
fuel storage includes:
Highland Tank 10,000 gallon double walled HighGuard underground
storage tank installed at the new Maryland Department of General
Services E85 ethanol fuel station.
Highland Tank 10,000 gallon Fireguard aboveground storage tank
installed at the new NASA Alternative Fuel Station on Kennedy Space
Center, Cocoa Beach, FL.
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