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Sunday, 27 August 2006
Morrisons supermarket opens first E85 bioethanol pump in the UK
The British supermarket chain Morrisons is opening the first E85 pump in the UK, delivering a mixture of 85% bioethanol and 15% petrol and this new form of fuel, at Morrisons' forecourt at Albion Way in Norwich, can be used by specially modified cars made by Ford and Saab.

Bioethanol can be made from sugar beet, grain and other agricultural produce and Saab UK boss Jonathan Nash said, "Biofuels can play a crucial role in reducing carbon dioxide emissions from cars."

And Tim Curtis, director of operations at the Energy Saving Trust explained, "Today's opening sends an important message to both businesses and consumers that retailers and manufacturers are taking the carbon challenge seriously."

The trust is a not-for-profit organisation, which is funded by the Department for Transport, Scottish Executive and the Welsh Assembly government.

After the opening on Wednesday in Norwich, four other forecourts in the area and another five in Somerset will also soon be available for the fuel.

"Creating demand for this product will, in the medium to long term, present major opportunities for UK farmers," said Morrisons petrol director Phil Maud.

Work began in January on a £20m plant at Wissington, Downham Market in Norfolk and it is due to become Britain's first bioethanol production facility aiming to produce 70 million litres of biofuel per year from sugar beet grown by the farmers of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.


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