METRO POLLUTION: The skyline of Mexico City is seen through smog. The Mexico government’s energy arm has maintained its ban on E10 in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey as it conducts a study on air pollution impacts. PHOTO: STEPHAN WITTIG, MEXICAN ASSOCIATION FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY & GENERATION
she’s cautiously optimistic about the study, but adds the elevation, number of vehicles on the roads and fuel composition are all wild cards in the analysis. LeGrand says he hopes results will be released by the end of the year. He says the myth that ethanol contributes to ozone is the biggest fear and obstacle to overcome in Mexico. “We need to dispel the myth and allow blending in those three major cities.� Moore points out that the swift E10 allowance was in large part attributable to support from the Mexico Department of Energy
(SENER). “This would not have come to fruition in such a short time frame had SENER not understood the benefits of ethanol and intervened to support its introduction.� So with the results and ruling for the three cities on the way, E10 is allowed in the rest of the country but is hindered by inadequate infrastructure. Pemex has no plans to produce ethanol, Moore says, and owns all the country’s fuel rail terminals, meaning an almost entirely new infrastructure must be built from scratch. “Today, Pemex is the only game in town. They’re the only ones who own ter-
minals, tanks and any pipelines and ports. So there’s no infrastructure down there.�
Infrastructure and Education
“Our next effort in Mexico is to build the infrastructure,� Moore says. “There are dozens of infrastructure projects being built.� Jorge Wade, director of Terminal de Centro del Mexico, says several terminals are under construction all over Mexico and will be ready within the next couple of years. TCM is working with Watco to design, build
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