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Pilot Project Ethanol Filling Station

A Pilot Project of Ethanol Filling Station has been proposed on commercial basis with real world logistics, it will be monitored by a centralized Government agency which will act as neutral party. This pilot project will lead to avoid and resolve the conflicting point of views of different stakeholders regarding Ethanol fuel.

The salient features of this model are:-

•	Ethanol to be transported directly from the distillery to the point of sale in specialized containers (equipped with silica gel valves).
•	Storage of ethanol at the filling station to be done in specialized tanks, separate from the existing petrol storage tanks
•	Blending of ethanol with petrol to be done at the point of sale.

Except for the profitability, rest of the concerns are technical in nature. A guideline from other ethanol using countries can be sought for answers to technical queries. Moreover CPL has also conducted

Parties Involved in the Project
The pilot project will include following players:-

•	Ethanol producer
•	Ethanol distributor / transporter
•	Filling station owner.
•	Government agency

The ethanol producer will produce and sell ethanol to distributor who will transport directly to point of sale i.e. filling station. The filling station will sell ethanol to consumer. Development of storage and dispensing mechanism can be the responsibility of distributor or filling station owner.

CPL as Ethanol Distributor for Pilot Project
CPL is a technical consultancy and project management company in the renewable energy sector. Bio-fuels (including Bio-diesel and Fuel Ethanol) are a major area of expertise of CPL. Based on its background, expertise, and interest, CPL is keen to undertake the pilot project. CPL will play the role of ethanol distributor and also govern the pilot programs with dedicated Government agency. Thus CPL will contribute to a lateral policy framework.

SUPPLY METHODOLOGY
Using this supply methodology, the ethanol distributor will purchase ethanol from the producer and transport it to point of sale The price at which ethanol will be purchased by the distributor from the producer will be decided mutually between the two parties, based on a competitive selling price for ethanol-petrol blend, so as to give the consumer cost savings. With this model pre-hand price fixation and infrastructure requirements at OMCs or Oil refinery or with ethanol producers will not remain a critical issue. The product is only viable once its sale price to consumer is less than that of pure petrol, and this will automatically come in place through the market forces.

A centralized Government agency can monitor the progress of project with time and its potential to sustain. Once such a model is successful by all means in its operations, it can be replicated to any number and magnitude.

Supply Methodology of
Ethanol for
Blending at point of sale

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