# Presentation: 093153

## Installation And Use Of E85 At The Kennedy Space Center

- Janet Keith
- July 19, 2004

## State Energy Program Grant through Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition
$70K grant awarded by Technological Research & Development Authority (TRDA) in 2003

- $70K grant awarded by Technological Research & Development Authority (TRDA) in 2003

- Background

- Spaceport Services

**Notes:**
State Energy Program is sponsored by DOE.

TRDA is affilliated with the State of Florida and NASA.

KSC funded $35K towards project.   

## Before construction:
Space Act Agreement to transfer funds from TRDA to NASA
Environmental permitting
Base Operations Contract change
Modify Concession Agreement
Additional funding 

- Space Act Agreement to transfer funds from TRDA to NASA
- Environmental permitting
- Base Operations Contract change
- Modify Concession Agreement
- Additional funding

- Background (cont’d.)

## DEC 02 – 95% Design Review
FEB 03  – Pre-bid tour
MAR 03 – Bids due
APR 03  – Construction started
JAN 04  – Construction complete

- FEB 03  – Pre-bid tour
- MAR 03 – Bids due
- APR 03  – Construction started
- JAN 04  – Construction complete

- Background (cont’d.)

**Notes:**
DOE grant expired January 21, 2004

Construction via Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

CoF funds not available for this project.

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## Installation of non-commercial dispenser
2/5/04 – US Tank Alliance/Steve Proffit identified incompatible fittings 
Meter problem on dispenser.  Pulse rate not working properly.
Petrovend software and Payment Tech not working properly.

- 2/5/04 – US Tank Alliance/Steve Proffit identified incompatible fittings
- Meter problem on dispenser.  Pulse rate not working properly.
- Petrovend software and Payment Tech not working properly.

- Problems Encountered

**Notes:**

Company did not adhere to DOE’s Guidebook for Handling, Storing, and Dispensing Fuel Ethanol

Pulse rate set to 1/100.  Petrovend set to 1/1000.

Valves not set correctly.  Fast flow vs. slow flow.  Example:  enter 15 gallons, cut off at 2 gallons.

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## Kennedy Space Center 

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**Gallons per month**

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- 2877

- 1495

- MAR

- APR

- MAY

- JUL ( through 7/14)

- Total Gallons to date:  7489

- JUN

- FEB

- Kennedy Space Center
- 2004 E85 Consumption

**Notes:**
Averaging 1,000 gallons/week.              $2.56/gallon.

Obtain fuel through Ward Oil in Tampa.  They receive ethanol via Kentucky.  Was Illinois.

New distributor located in Jacksonville.  Hopefully, price will be lower.  (John Magwood)

Bruce Chesson assisting.  Look at the results!

15% of GSA fleet is FFV

Replace approximately 300 vehicles a year

## One-on-one training at E85 Station
Newsletter
Internal email 

- Newsletter
- Internal email

- Educating Customers

## Customer service!

***Customer**** ****service!***

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## Clean Fueling Technologies awarded contract to replace dispenser
Apply for grant to construct additional E85 station
Grand Opening

- Apply for grant to construct additional E85 station
- Grand Opening

- Future  Plans