Economic Balances of Small Scale Ethanol From Biomass Operations (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Economic Balances of Small Scale Ethanol From Biomass Operations<br/><br/>Locating fuel ethanol plants of this type in the Midwest which were actually Operating in 1981 was more difficult than anticipated. There has been a wealth of misinformation generally in the fuel ethanol business, and this has been especially true in reports on which facilities are planned, under construction, actually producing, or already shut down. An exhaustive search of the Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan areas located only three plants in this category which were actually operational as of December 1, 1981. Additionally, an agr Process designed plant in Storm Lake, Iowa, with an annual capacity Of gallons of 199+ proof ethanol, and the gallons per year plant of Michigan Agri Fuels in Alma, Michigan were both due on stream in late December of 1981 or January of 1982.