News & Events
Ground Breaking Ceremony of NextGen Energy's first Ethanol Plant
September 2007NKS Energy will be participating in the Ground Breaking Ceremony of NextGen Energy's first Ethanol Plant, located in Watervliet, Michigan during the first week of September. This significant event marks the commencement of several projects involving ethanol facilities that NKS Energy has been working on. NKS Energy will be providing all IT infrastructure to the facility, including controls, operation center software, lab, and all back office technology. In addition, NKS Energy has teamed up with Superior Controls to provide the facility with inbound and outbound truck scales and rail scales, each electronically connected to company accounting systems.
2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
June 2007
NKS Energy participated in the 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo in St. Louis, MO from June 25 - 27.
The show highlighted new developments and the companies providing solutions to the ethanol industry. NKS, along with its partner companies, was one of the more popular booths on display.
FlexFuel vehicles were in the spotlight at FEW. Most touted were the capabilities they possessed and what fuel source they ran from.
BBI International was the primary sponsor for the event, which drew in more than 700 vendors and nearly 5,000 visitors.
Vendors brought in full-size equipment for display. NKS provides the technology for many of the products at the show, capturing data and transforming it into usable information.
The 2007 Fuel Ethanol Workshop proved to be a successful event for NKS, and we look forward to developing relationships with all of the companies who attended with us.
News Archive
NextGen Energy selects NKS for systems and control work at its two new plants.
November 2006Superior Controls and NKS form energy partnership. Firms work to bring new technology to the ethanol industry.
October 2006Policies & Legislation
Ethanol enjoys strong, bipartisan support from state legislators around the country. These legislative bodies are key to providing incentives to help promote ethanol production and consumption.
Three states have enacted requirements that all, or the majority of, gasoline sold in the state contain 10 percent ethanol:
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Hawaii
The move beyond E10.
In 2005, Minnesota voted to double its ethanol requirement. By 2013, a minimum of 20% of the fuel sold in Minnesota's must be comprised of ethanol. The state's E85 pilot will help contribute to reaching this goal. If the success of the pilot does not meet the 20% requirement, the state's gasoline will be required to contain 20% ethanol (E20).