DuPont Danisco to launch 250,000 cellulosic ethanol demo plant January 29th

In Tennessee, DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol and University of Tennessee/Genera Energy announced that they will officially open their cellulosic ethanol demo plant on January 29th, noting that the facility is the only one to date dedicated to converting both agricultural residue and bioenergy crops to fuel ethanol.

The facility, located in Vonore, has initiated start-up and commissioning and will begin producing ethanol in mid-January. The 74,000-square-foot facility has the capacity to produce 250,000 gallons of ethanol from corncobs and switchgrass and is preparing DDCE’s innovative integrated technology for commercial production by 2012.

DDCE was established in 2008 to integrate the state-of-the art technologies and engineering expertise of DuPont and Danisco, and today is accelerating commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. Genera Energy was formed in 2008 as a vehicle to carry out the cellulosic biorefinery activities and capital projects of the UT Biofuels Initiative, a farm-to-fuel business model funded with support from the Tennessee General Assembly to create a renewable energy industry in the state.

DuPont Danisco to launch 250,000 cellulosic ethanol demo plant January 29th is a post from: Biofuels Digest