The station’s operator, German company Oil!, plans to open at least another three stations in Hungary offering E85. This kind of fuel contains a mixture of 85% bio-ethanol and 15% gasoline or other hydrocarbons by volume.
As of July 1, the bio-ethanol content of fuel sold at Hungarian petrol stations doubled to 4.4%. For the production of the 800,000 tons of bio-ethanol, Hungary would need 2.5 million tons of corn; which could endanger feeding Hungary’s livestock.
The agricultural ministry is not concerned about corn shortages. Hungarian oil and gas-company MOL Nyrt plans to buy 100,000 tons of bio-ethanol to satisfy demand in the first year, the paper said. Hungary’s biofuel-program will be extended to rape-seed based biofuel as well. (Világgazdaság 1,7)
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