Kristy Moore, Director of Technical Services
Kristy Moore
As RFA’s Director of Technical Services, Kristy Moore is the industry contact for fuel ethanol quality, regulatory, safety, and environmental aspects. Kristy is well-known and respected throughout the ethanol industry for her depth of knowledge and expertise.
Blog Posts by Kristy Moore, Director of Technical Services
Ethanol and water, hold the ice
November 04, 2011
Recent claims from some marine engine manufacturers that E15 ethanol blends will ruin marine engines are meant solely to incite fear and not meaningful discussion. A meaningful discussion would note that E15 is illegal for use in marine engines, that the testing being cited is not comprehensive, and that the ethanol industry has repeatedly extended olive branches to work on the concerns boaters and others have raised.
When Engineering Fails…Blame Ethanol?
June 09, 2011
The fine folks at STIHL Incorporated have recently recalled 2.3 million gasoline-powered yard tools like edgers and trimmers. The reason? Ethanol, says STIHL. But an examination of the facts, and STIHL own warranties approving the use of 10% ethanol blends, demonstrates that the issue not with the fuel, but with the engineering of the equipment itself.
