Global Ethanol, the owner of the Ethanol Plants for our next three COES, has just released a newsletter. It confirms recent GERS news that has the COES operational in the 4Q. Riga, Michigan is conveniently close (14 Miles) to NextDiesel at Adrian. Lakota, IA shown in this picture, is a 100mmgy ethanol plant and will soon host two GERS COES systems. Lakota is planned to eventually have a GERS 10mmgy biodiesel plant and Method II extraction systems that will enable them to produce a minimum of 6.5 mmgy of their own corn oil feed stock to biodiesel on site. Bringing in corn oil from just two neighboring standard COES would maximize their biodiesel capacity. From the newsletter:
"In addition both the Corn Oil Extraction and CO2 projects are gaining momentum with
significant site works commenced. Both of these facilities will be operational in the next
quarter further providing operational buffers and financial improvements for the company."
The May Newsletter said that:
"Process tie-ins are occurring during shutdowns at both plants."
"Projects continue to gather momentum and as you will see in this newsletter both CO2 and corn oil extraction have made progress. In particular the relationship with Greenshift is an important one for the company that will provide opportunities to Global in the future."
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Thanks to Hapitomcat on this update on the ongoing saga of Milton, WI and their air pollution and plublicity problems. This is the ethanol plant's problem and affects GERS only in they are now tied into the plant and have a 1Q '09 COES startup schedule (eoy "possible"). GERS COES reduce overall VOCs and should be a part of the solution.
DNR Grants Wisconsin Ethanol Plant's Request
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Tuesday said a new piece of equipment installed on an ethanol plant in Milton, Wis. could help the plant resolve air pollution problems, the Janesville Gazette in Janesville, Wis. said. "The DNR approved a permit request for United Ethanol, 1250 Chicago St., Milton, to install a new regenerative thermal oxidizer in a letter dated Thursday," the Gazette said. "United Ethanol believes a new, larger oxidizer will address emissions, noise and odor complaints, and the DNR hopes so, too. 'It is a big step forward to get this (permit) out the door, and it is an opportunity for United Ethanol to start fresh,' said Eileen Pierce, DNR regional air and waste leader. The DNR called the ethanol plant a 'high-priority violation' in a June report that identified more than 170 permit violations at the plant. The report concluded, among other things, that the plant didn’t install the proper pollution control devices before starting operations."
Skunk Cliff Note: Here is an example of a "regenative thermal oxidizer":
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