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With the cooperation of the state of Pennsylvania and the full-throated support of Governor Ed Rendell, BioEnergy International, LLC, is breaking ground on the state’s first ethanol biorefinery. Located in Clearfield, the facility, once completed, will produce 110 million gallons of ethanol annually.
Beginning as a corn-based ethanol production facility, BioEnergy will also conduct onsite research and testing to integrate cellulosic ethanol production technology into its operations. Cellulosic ethanol production is the conversion of nonfood biomass materials such as switchgrass, corn stalks, wood chips and other agricultural waste materials into fuel ethanol.
With the cooperation of the state of Pennsylvania and the full-throated support of Governor Ed Rendell, BioEnergy International, LLC, is breaking ground on the state’s first ethanol biorefinery. Located in Clearfield, the facility, once completed, will produce 110 million gallons of ethanol annually.
Beginning as a corn-based ethanol production facility, BioEnergy will also conduct onsite research and testing to integrate cellulosic ethanol production technology into its operations. Cellulosic ethanol production is the conversion of nonfood biomass materials such as switchgrass, corn stalks, wood chips and other agricultural waste materials into fuel ethanol.
“It is apropos that the state that gave birth to the petroleum industry is now front and center in our nation’s efforts to reduce our dependence on imported oil,” said Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen. “Led by Governor Rendell and the forward-thinking leaders of the state, Pennsylvania is poised to capitalize on the productivity of its farmers to supply a wide range of feedstocks for an ever-evolving domestic ethanol industry. As a result, rural Pennsylvania will see the kind of economic opportunities witnessed by countless small communities across the country and our nation will be another step closer toward energy self-sufficiency. I congratulate Governor Rendell, the people of Pennsylvania, and BioEnergy International for working constructively together to bring the benefits of ethanol production to mid-Atlantic.”
Currently, 143 ethanol biorefineries nationwide have the capacity to produce nearly than 8.2 billion gallons annually. There are 58 ethanol refineries under construction and 7 expansions with a combined annual capacity of more than 5.3 billion gallons
