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The theme this year was America
the beautiful and I personally could not think
of a better one.
over 55 floats were displayed
each with a different theme. Ours was "Keeping
America Beautiful with Cleaner Air" with the use
of Bio Fuels. We were well accepted and answered
the standard questions like, "But where can I
find E85?" we handled this in the usual manner
and explained, "It's coming"
A squadron of A10 Wort Hogs also
accompanied us with a fly over that really got
every ones attention. The rest of the day was
filled with entertainment, food and concluded
with a great fireworks display over majestic
Lake Cascade. Thanks for inviting us to be part
of such a great event.
Alex, Gary & Curtis
May
5th, 2008 - -Fuel
Flex International, LLC's CEO Alex Conger visits
the new Pacific Ethanol Plant in Burley Idaho
Upon arrival
at Idaho's
newest and
largest
ethanol
production
facility I
was greeted
by the
plants
operations
crew shown
in the
photos and
had a great
time
discussing
the plants
operation
and the fact
that we were
all excited
about what
this Pacific
Ethanol has
brought to
Idaho.
They could not get enough photos
with Ethyl our ethanol powered hummer. After a
great visit and an in prompt discussion of the
Fuel Flex Platinum conversion system we agreed
to return soon and possibly get a comprehensive
tour of the facility. Thanks for the great
hospitality and, "We will be back" Alex
Grand Opening of Pacific
Ethanol's Magic Valley Production Facility When:
Friday, May 16, 2008 10:00 AM Where: 2600
Washington Avenue Burley, Idaho
Neil Koehler, CEO and
President of Pacific Ethanol, observed, "This
site expands our production footprint to new
markets in the Western United States. We've
succeeded in the plant's start up and are now
able to produce enough ethanol to meet the
renewable fuel needs of the entire state of
Idaho, assuming a ten percent ethanol blend. We
look forward to the opening ceremony with
Governor Otter, who also joined us last year in
Burley for the plant's groundbreaking."
The 60
million gallon per year Burley facility is
located on 177 acres, with access to the Union
Pacific Railroad, Eastern Idaho Railroad, and
Interstate 84. Burley is in the Magic Valley
region of Idaho, where a resident population of
over 300,000 dairy cattle and 100,000 feedlot
cattle provide a ready local market for a key
co-product of ethanol, wet distiller's grain (WDG),
a high protein feed source. The plant will
process 21 million bushels of corn per year,
producing both ethanol and 500,000 tons of WDG
annually. According to the Idaho Department of
Commerce, this project has created $7.2 million
in additional household income in Cassia County.
April 26, 2008 - -Fuel
Flex International, LLC Contributes at the
2008 Twin Falls Idaho Earth Day Celebration
April 18-20, 2008 - -Fuel
Flex International, LLC invades the
Memory Road Classic Car and Vendor Show at
the Texas Motor Speedway
Thousands of classic and custom cars, live
entertainment, a big boy toy show, as well as
thousands of vendors and more will be on hand
for a custom showcase. Curtis Lacy President of
FFI sets up to display the FFI Flex powered
Dodge Magnum. Thousands of attendees will get
the opportunity to hear about the performance
boost they can get with the FFI Platinum and
Ethanol fuel.
Photo album from show.
Garden City, Idaho April 4th, 5th and 6th
--Fuel
Flex International, LLC Attends
The 2nd Annual Treasure Valley's
Big Boy Toy Expo is back to Idaho with
BIG, BOLD, and
ELECTRIFYING
attractions for every big boy in town. Plan to
attend the biggest show in Idaho featuring
motorized recreational vehicles and sporting
goods products at the Expo Idaho in Boise. *Expo
Idaho is home of the Western Idaho Fair grounds.
On hand were Alex Conger CEO,
Gary Ackaret CFO and From Dallas, Texas
President, Curtis Lacy.
Jim and
Derick
of the
FFI team
explain
the
operation
the the
FFI
Platinum
series
with
cold
start.
Curtis
proposes
to his
companion,
Trudie,
of 8
years
and what
a
standing
ovation
he got.
March
10th &
11th
2008,
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
on the
road
again
traveling
to Lane
College
in
Eugene
Oregon..
Alex
Conger
and Gary
Ackaret
of FFI
traveled
to Lane
College
in
Eugene
Oregon
to give
60, 1st
and 2
year
automotive
technicians
and
their
instructors
training
in
ethanol
and
conversions.
We were
meet and
greeted
by Egan,
our
host,
one of
the lead
institutors
at the
facility.
The 4
hours
training
session
was met
with
many
questions
and
arguments
whether
or not
ethanol
was the
answer
to the
current
problems
with
fuel
pricing
and
shortages.
Gary is
very
well
read in
these
areas
and was
able to
explain
it on a
level
that all
were
satisfied
with.
The
session
was
rounded
off by
the
students
and
instructor
explaining
how they
turned a
late
model
Honda
into a
flex
fuel
vehicle
with one
of the
FFI
platinum
series
systems.
They all
agreed
that it
is a
easy and
simple
and the
end
results
look
great on
the test
equipment
that
have at
the
college.
Our
thanks
to Lane
College
for the
great
hospitality
and such
a great
facility.
Reply
from the
school:
Thank
you to
Alex and
Gary
from
Fuel
Flex.
I
appreciate
you
taking
the time
to come
down
Eugene
and
speak to
my
students.
What I
liked
best
from a
teaching
stand
point is
that
every
student
seemed
to have
a
opinion
after
you
left.
I
know
that
they all
benefited
from
your
presentation
weather
they
were
sold on
ethanol
or not.
The
truly
important
thing to
me is
that
your
seminar
got them
thinking.
Certainly
the ones
that
enjoyed
it the
most
were the
second
year
students
who have
a much
better
grasp of
fuel
trim,
injector
pulse,
emission
controls
and air
to fuel
ratios.
There
was a
lot of
talk
about
your
kits,
the
Pulstar
plugs
and
Ethyl
well
after
you
left.
Thanks
again I
hope we
can do
it
again.
Egan
Riordon
Instructor
February
24-27th
2008,
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
on the
road
again
traveling
to
the
13th
Annual RFA
conference
in
Florida
country.
Recently
Curtis
Lacy,
President
of sales
and
marketing
for FFI
traveled
to the
RFA
conference
at the
JW
Marriott
Grande
Lakes in
Orlando,
Florida.
The RFA
is
implementing
a
comprehensive
program
to green
at the
National
Ethanol
Conference
by
focusing
on the
four R’s
of
Sustainability:
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Here is Curtis
in the ultimate driving game! |
Rethink,
Reduce,
Reuse
and
Recycle.
Our goal
is to
substantially
reduce
waste,
replace
non-earth-friendly
items
with
environmentally
sound
ones,
and
strive
for
carbon-neutral
status.
The RFA
has
ensured
that the
production
of the
conference
(electricity
and
natural
gas
usage)
and
attendee
travel
have not
increased
the
burden
of
greenhouse
gases in
the
earth’s
atmosphere
by
purchasing
carbon
credits.
These
credits
offset
carbon
emissions
by
investing
in
alternative,
renewable
energy
projects.
This
conference
was
attended
by most
of the
international
companies
involved
in
ethanol,
BIO and
all
other
aspects
of
renewable
energy
but only
FFI
was
there to
represent
the
national
flex
fuel
conversion
industry!
 Curtis:
Hello my friends, I’m back from the 13th
Annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando
Florida and I have learned a lot. First of all
Texas will soon have another 50 pumps built in
the Dallas and Houston area which is Great
News!! The show was sponsored by RFA and was a
beautiful event in its entirety it was at the JW
Marriot. Well let’s get the good stuff…
On the
Cellulose Ethanol front they are very close to
making ethanol from the garbage and waste from
our landfills according to the RFA, wouldn’t
that be great all of our trash turned into
fuel. I found that the Reps for the plants that
attended were very interested in FFI as our
technology will help bring more ethanol to the
public. Here are some of the pictures from the
conference as we have made some very powerful
allies in the market of ethanol. Here at FFI we
don’t care how you Go Green, Kick the Oil Habit
just as long as you do.
Here is some
fuel for thought, the production and use of 6.5
billion gallons of ethanol in the U.S reduced
CO2 equivalent greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions by
approximately 10.1 million tons in 2007, the
equivalent of removing more than 1.5 million
cars from Americas roadways. Using ethanol in
place of gasoline helps to reduce CO2 and other
greenhouse gas by up to 29% given today’s
technology Because ethanol is made from
renewable, plant-based feedstock, the CO2
released during a vehicle’s fuel combustion is
“recycled” by the plant it grows
(photosynthesis). New technology, additional
feed stocks, and higher blends of ethanol
including e85 all promise greater reductions in
GHG emissions.
I loved
playing in the Epic Ethanol Race car even as big
as I am I can still fit so who say’s I don’t
like the wind in my hair.
December
3rd,
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
on the
road
again
traveling
to
the
snow
country.
Alex
Conger
and his
Son Reed
Conger,
took
Ethyl to
the
mountains
for a
day of
testing
in the
snow and
15
degree
weather.
This is
the
First
Digital
Converter
with
cold
start,
the
latest
in the
FFI
product
line .
We
are just
in the
testing
phase!
If you
are
experiencing
extended
start
cycles
there
are
several
things
you can
do and
there is
not one
perfect
answer
as not
all
vehicles
handle
ethanol
fuel the
same
way.
News
Update
2008:
Tests
are
completed.
FFI
Platinum
with
true
"Cold
Start
Assist TM"
is now
available.
Order
today!
November
15th,
16th and
17th
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
on the
road
again
traveling
the
northwest.
Alex
Conger &
Gary
Ackaret
were
privileged
to meet
with and
do
training
for many
outstanding
automotive
technicians.
Below is
the FFI
class of
2007.
Our
class
and
automotive
instructor
we
amazed
at the
ease of
installation
of FFI's
line of
digital
flex
fuel
conversion
systems
and as a
close to
the 2
days
they
installed
a FFI
Platinum
in a
brand
new
Toyota
Prius
and made
it a
truly
ECO
friendly
Tri Fuel
Vehicle.
FFI's
training
and
sales
team
will be
on the
road
soon in
your
area.
Call us
today.
866-568-3617
for
details.
November
9th,
10th and
11th
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
joined
our
premium
distributors,
David
and
Michelle
Virtue
of
Denver
Colorado
for a 3
day show
at the
Denver
convention
center.
Colorado
has been
very
proactive
for bio
fuels
and the
amount
of
excitement
that was
shown at
this
show was
a good
example.
 In
the 3
days we
were
there
around
30,000
people
had an
opportunity
to find
out
about
the
possibility
of
converting
their
gasoline
vehicles
to run
on clean
burning
ethanol.
In
Colorado
there
ate
currently
36
stations
that
dispense
E85 and
there is
in most
cases
about
$1:00
difference
in price
meaning
it is
$1:00
less
than gas.
With gas
prices
climbing
on a
daily
basis
all
would
agree
even
with the
possible
mileage
loss
that
there
was no
debating
that
using
ethanol
made
sense.
Everyone
was
thrilled
to see
they had
an
alternative
to
buying a
new flex
fuel
vehicle
and
supporting
the
American
economy.
Enjoy
the
photo
gallery
below.
Click on
the
images
to get a
larger
version.
Teamed
up with
Ron
Kirtley
driver/owner
of Idaho
Heat at
the
NAPA
Auto
Parts
Halloween
Classic
XIIV at
Firebird
Race
Way.
The
fourteenth
edition
of the
NAPA
Classic
came to
a
dramatic
conclusion
at just
after 7
pm on
the
fifth
and
final
day of
Firebird's
biggest
sportsman
race.
The
event
attracted
a record
639
racers,
the
majority
of which
battled
it out
on
Sunday
during
the
twelve
hour
showdown
better
known as
the
Marathon.
Congratulations
goes out
to James
Kaminski
in
winning
the nine
round
showdown
with his
Sportsman
eliminator
winning
Mustang.
Kaminski
becomes
only the
third
Sportsman
competitor
to score
the
Classic
Grand
Championship
(the
only
other
racers
to pull
it
off—David
Chun Jr.
won
Classic
I and
Dave
Wilson
at
Classic
VI in
Sportsman).
As the
story
goes,
Kaminski
arrived
at
Firebird
one week
earlier
than the
scheduled
event.
He was
so
excited
and
pumped
up about
the
event,
he
thought
the race
started
on
October
10th
(for
parking
and
tech).
After
visiting
with
John New
on the
entrance
road, he
learned
that the
event
wasn’t
kicking
off
until
the
following
week.
Amazingly
enough,
the
first to
arrive
was also
one of
the last
to
leave,
winning
one of
the
ultimate
titles
of the
season
at
Firebird.
Staged
over the
eighth
mile
distance,
racing
was fast
and
furious
for two
cool
days of
action.
The high
topped
out at
49
degrees
on
Saturday,
while
Sunday
just
barely
go into
the low
50’s.
October
16th
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
was a
guest in
conjunction
with the
Treasure
Valley
Clean
Cities
of Idaho
Ethanol
Producers,
LLC at
their
plant in
Caldwell
Idaho.
 Gary
Ackaret,
CFO for
Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
holds a
cup of
the
syrup
made
from
potato
scraps
at the
Idaho
Ethanol
Processing
LLC
plant.
The
plant is
currently
producing
about
4,000
gallons
of
Ethanol
a day
from the
potatoes.
The
company
has
spent
the past
year
renovating
the
plant,
now
called
Idaho
Ethanol
Processing,
LLC, and
redesigning
it to
use
other
products,
such as
corn, to
make
ethanol.
Ethanol,
a
200-proof
alcohol
frequently
made
from
corn,
grain or
potatoes,
burns
more
cleanly
than
gasoline
for
better
air
quality
and
reduces
dependency
on
fossil
fuels.
All
gasoline
cars can
take a
blend of
fuel and
up to 10
percent
ethanol,
and some
newer
automobiles,
called
flexible
fuel
vehicles,
are able
to run
on E85,
a blend
made up
of 85
percent
ethanol.
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In September, the plant
became fully operational again, though for now,
production is low. The plant is currently
producing between 3,000 and 4,000 gallons of
ethanol a day. In November, when it begins using
Midwest and local corn along with potato waste
and byproducts from Simplot, production will
likely increase to 10,000 gallons a day. The
plant will produce about five million gallons of
ethanol a year initially, but plant manager Stan
Siewert said the company is applying for a
permit to produce up to 15 million gallons a
year.
Greg Kreller / Idaho
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Take a tour of the Caldwell Ethanol Plant from
KTVB News |
October
1st Fuel
Flex
International,
LLC
was
interviewed
by Radio
Station
KATY FM
in Los
Angeles
about
Ethanol
and
Conversion
Systems
Bob
Madden
of KATY
FM
contacted
us
recently
to
assist
him with
a
project
he was
doing at
his
radio
station.
He
called
it "Alternate
Energy
Week".
They
would be
talking
about a
different
type of
Alternate
energy
Fuels
each
day.
He
stated
he would
like to
talk to
us about
ethanol,
and we
thought,
"what a
great
idea,
but
California
only has
only one
E85 pump
to
service
the
whole
state!".
We
decided
this was
great
opportunity
to get
information
out
about
the use
of
ethanol
and put
a little
pressure
on the
local
politicians
through
basic
education.
 Over
the next 4 days we had several discussions with
Bob about the advantages of using clean burning
American made ethanol and gave him a good
understanding of just why people should use it.
We have
included
the
audio
clip for
your
listening
enjoyment.
As
always
if you
have any
questions
please
call us
at
866-568-3617.
FFI
Marketing
Team.
Listen
to the
Audio
Clip
Here
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The
conference officially
got underway on August
13 with morning breakout
sessions on a number of
important topics,
including Protecting
Profitability in
Volatile Markets,
Mid-Range Ethanol Blends
& E85,
CSR,
Inc. sponsored Earth Day
Idaho and was joined by
many people in the Twin
falls, Sun Valley and
Ketchum area. It was
truly an honor to be
involved in such a great
celebration and get the
chance to share our take
on Bio fuels and how
important alternative
fuels are to Idaho and
the world, "says Gary
Ackaret CFO of Fuel Flex
international".
