6 US COMPANIES MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR FUTURE FUEL
Kate Eglan-Garton
June 03, 2008
Before ethanol was even available to the public, there were a handful of pioneers reinvesting future profits into Phase II of our growing need for alternative fuel in the United States.
Meet six US companies that are putting it all on the line by partnering with the Department of Energy, investing huge sums of money and wandering into uncharted territory, building a future of renewable energy for generations to come.
ABENGOA BIOENERGY
Located in Kansas, Abengoa plans on producing 11.4 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn stover and other agricultural wastes, enough to power their entire facility.
ALICO, INC.
Located in LaBelle, Florida, yard and vegetable waste will be used to produce 13.9 million gallons of ethanol annually from organic municipal solid waste, placing its plant on an existing landfill.
POET BIOENERGY
A leader in the alternative fuel industry for over twenty years, this plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa will produce 125 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn fiber and stover as well as the kernel of corn itself.
IOGEN
Located in Shelley, Idaho, Iogen is planning to produce 18 million gallons of ethanol annually from agricultural residues like wheat and barley straw.
RANGE FUELS
Presently being constructed in Soperton, Georgia, this plant will produce about 40 million gallons of ethanol annually and 9 million gallons per year of methanol from wood residues.
The cost of building new facilities, testing and initial investments are astronomical but once these ideas have been started and proven, production and efficiency will improve, costs will come down and plants will be seen popping up all over the country. During a time when no one appears to care about our future energy needs, these companies are a comforting sight.
Meet six US companies that are putting it all on the line by partnering with the Department of Energy, investing huge sums of money and wandering into uncharted territory, building a future of renewable energy for generations to come.
ABENGOA BIOENERGY
Located in Kansas, Abengoa plans on producing 11.4 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn stover and other agricultural wastes, enough to power their entire facility.
ALICO, INC.
Located in LaBelle, Florida, yard and vegetable waste will be used to produce 13.9 million gallons of ethanol annually from organic municipal solid waste, placing its plant on an existing landfill.
POET BIOENERGY
A leader in the alternative fuel industry for over twenty years, this plant in Emmetsburg, Iowa will produce 125 million gallons of ethanol annually from corn fiber and stover as well as the kernel of corn itself.
IOGEN
Located in Shelley, Idaho, Iogen is planning to produce 18 million gallons of ethanol annually from agricultural residues like wheat and barley straw.
RANGE FUELS
Presently being constructed in Soperton, Georgia, this plant will produce about 40 million gallons of ethanol annually and 9 million gallons per year of methanol from wood residues.
The cost of building new facilities, testing and initial investments are astronomical but once these ideas have been started and proven, production and efficiency will improve, costs will come down and plants will be seen popping up all over the country. During a time when no one appears to care about our future energy needs, these companies are a comforting sight.