If you’ve ever wanted to watch an ethanol plant being built, well now you can. E Energy Adams is letting you get a very up front and personal view of their plant construction. They’ve got a very cool live webcam set up which allows you to control it (pan, tilt, zoom, etc.). This is a still photo from earlier today. …
Broin Adds Another Plant in Ohio
The Broin Companies has announced a third ethanol production facility in the state of Ohio and their 31st construction project overall. Marion Ethanol, a 65 million gallon per year facility, will be located near the northern Ohio community of Marion in Marion County. Mike Wagner, executive director of the Buckeye Renewable Fuels Association and past executive director of the Ohio …
Broin to Construct Plant #30
South Dakota-based Broin Companies, the nation’s largest dry mill ethanol producer, will construct its 30th ethanol production facility near Fostoria, Ohio. According to a press release, Fostoria Ethanol will produce 65 million gallons of ethanol from 21 million bushels of locally grown corn and produce 178,000 tons of premium Dakota Gold Enhanced Nutrition Distillers Products. Broin Companies expects to start …
New Ethanol Plants Planned
Denver-based BioFuel Energy has finalized locations for three new ethanol production facilities. According to a press release, the company is currently constructing its first two 115 million gallon a year ethanol plants in Wood River, Nebraska and Fairmont, Minnesota. Both are being built by TIC in association with Delta-T Corporation and are expected to be operational in the first quarter …
“Field of Dreams” Ethanol Plant Breaks Ground
US BioEnergy broke ground Friday on US Bio Dyersville, a 100 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery in Dyersville, Iowa. “We are happy to be a member of the Dyersville community and believe in the power of the American farmer,” stated Gordon Ommen, US BioEnergy’s CEO and president. “The construction of this plant is another step in decreasing our country’s …
Groundbreaking News
US BioEnergy “continues to bring ethanol production to where it belongs – the heartland of America.” The company will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony for US Bio Dyersville Friday in Dyersville, Iowa. Meanwhile, out on the west coast, Pacific Ethanol has announced it will begin construction on a 50 million gallon per year ethanol facility at the Port of Stockton, …
Ethanol Company Chooses Illinois Plant Site
Ethanex Energy Inc. has selected Waltonville, Illinois as the location for a new 132 million gallon per year ethanol plant. According to a press release, this is the Kansas-based company’s third planned facility in the region along with Ethanex at SEMO and Ethanex at Northeast Kansas. This plant will incorporate the Company’s proprietary fractionation technology making it one of the …
Better Biodiesel Touts Technology for Biodiesel Plants
Utah-based Better Biodiesel says it has developed technology that will allow biodiesel plants to forego using some of the caustic chemicals now used in biodiesel production and to create a smaller environmental footprint for plants. Anthony Evans, Vice President Investor Relations, says no caustic chemicals means no water used to wash away those chemicals. Better Biodiesel’s proprietary waterless technology significantly …
ND Ethanol Plant to Run on Borrowed Steam
An ethanol plant under construction in North Dakota will be first plant in the country to use steam from a nearby power plant to generate heat instead of having its own boilers. Blue Flint Ethanol, a joint venture between Great River Energy and Headwaters Incorporated, is in the process of building a 50 million gallon per year dry mill ethanol …
Going Green With Map Muse
Finding alternative fuels is easier when you have a muse to guide you. Map Muse is a mapping website with the goal of helping people find places related to their interests. Recently they added alternative fueling stations to their list of interests under the category of Going Green. The site has maps for a variety of alternative fuels including E85, …