Lincolnway Energy and Whitefox Technologies recently announced the successful installation and startup of a Whitefox ICE® membrane dehydration system at Lincolnway’s ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa.

With the Whitefox ICE system now fully integrated, Lincolnway is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone – surpassing 100 million gallons of ethanol produced per year. The system works by targeting water-rich recycle streams and relieving stress on the distillation, dehydration, and evaporation unit, enabling greater overall plant capacity and efficiency, positioning the facility for continued success.

“Having the Whitefox ICE® system fully operational is a major step forward for Lincolnway,” said Jeff Taylor, Chairman Board Member at Lincolnway Energy. “We started out as a 50 million gallon per year plant in 2006, and with gradual investments and upgrades, we doubled our output to 95 million gallons per year. The Whitefox technology supported us to reach our 100-million-gallon production milestone by enhancing both capacity and energy efficiency by reducing bottlenecks to get there and reducing steam consumption.”

With more than 20 Whitefox systems installed across the world and 1 billion gallons produced with its membranes, Whitefox continues to drive progress in sustainable biofuel production.