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How to subscribeDOE Cellulosic Grants Announced
The Department of Energy today announced the investment of more than $84 million in three small-scale cellulosic ethanol projects designed to be the proving grounds for full-scale, commercial production of ethanol from cellulose. The four projects each will produce around 2.5 million gallons of ethanol from cellulosic material annually.
“This kind of partnership between the government and private industry is critical to accelerating the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol technology and ensuring the promise of the recently passed energy bill is realized,� said Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen. “Without ethanol production from a host of feedstocks including grain and cellulose, our nation cannot meet the energy and environmental challenges it faces. The work that will be done at these facilities will yield commercially-produced ethanol from cellulosic material much sooner than naysayers and conventional wisdom suggest.�
According to a DOE release, the three ethanol projects receiving funding are:
ICM Incorporated of Colwich, Kansas DOE will provide up to $30 million for a proposed plant that will be located in St. Joseph, Missouri, and will utilize diverse and relevant feedstocks including agricultural residues, such as corn fiber, corn stover, switchgrass and sorghum. ICM, Inc. will integrate biochemical and thermochemical processing and demonstrate energy recycling within the same facility.
Lignol Innovations Inc., of Berwyn, Pennsylvania DOE will provide up to $30 million for a proposed plant, co-located with a petroleum refinery, which will be located in Commerce City, Colorado, and using biochem-organisolve, will convert hard and soft wood residues into ethanol and commercial products, co-located with a petroleum refinery.
Pacific Ethanol Inc., of Sacramento, California DOE will provide up to $24.3 million for a proposed plant to be located in Boardman, Oregon, and will convert agricultural and forest product residues to ethanol using BioGasol’s proprietary conversion process.
M. La Luz Said,
February 29, 2008 @ 8:51 pm
Hi Cindy,
The pacific ethanol plant has been up and running since Aug 2007.
Sincerely,
M. La Luz
Cindy Said,
March 5, 2008 @ 9:17 am
This grant is for a brand new cellulosic plant co-located at the site of Pacific Ethanol’s existing corn-based ethanol facility in Boardman, Oregon. According to PE, “the plant will employ a technology to produce ethanol from wheat straw, wood chips and corn stover.”