Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, Houston TX, is now transporting commercial batches of denatured ethanol along with gasoline shipments in its 16-inch Central Florida Pipeline (CFPL) between Tampa and Orlando.
Kinder Morgan has invested approximately $10 million to modify the line for ethanol shipments which involved chemically cleaning the pipeline, replacing pipeline equipment that was incompatible with ethanol, and expanding storage capacity at its Orlando terminal to handle ethanol shipments.
In addition to the pipeline ethanol project, Kinder Morgan’s Products Pipeline segment has approved over $90 million in ethanol and biofuel projects, including modifications to tanks, truck racks, and related infrastructure for new or expanded ethanol and biodiesel service at various terminals in the Southeast and Pacific Northwest.
The company offers offloading, storage and blending of ethanol at its terminals in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, California, Nevada, Arizona, Washington, and Oregon.