Ethanol Biofuel
Manufacturing Plant to be built in New York State
May 29th, 2006
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Governor George E.
Pataki publicized on May 8th that the State will fund $6
million dollars to Western New York Energy (WNYE) to help aid in the
building of the first dry mill ethanol plant in New York State. The
facility will cost a total of $87.4 million to complete construction.
The location is on 144 acres in the Town of Shelby in Orleans County,
New York.
The ethanol will
be made from cellulosic plant tissue which comes from organic
materials. Some examples would be pulp and paper mill extras and corn
stalks. Ethanol is a high octane fuel that is able to be used in
flexible-fuel cars. There are approximately 180,000 flex-fuel vehicles
in New York State that are on the roads today that could benefit from
the alternative fuel. E85 is a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% unleaded
gasoline.
Currently most of
the E85 pumps are located in the Midwest. The New York State Thruway
Authority will either add or convert at least one pump at all of their
27 travel plazas to E85 fuel to help distribute the ethanol to the
consumers.
This will not only
create work and income for the factory workers at the plant. There will
be construction jobs to make the factory. When the factory is up and
running it is estimated that WNYE will purchase an estimated 6 million
bushels of corn each year from farmers in upstate New York.
Construction of
the WNYE plant will begin this summer. Production is anticipated to
begin in January of 2008. Once the plant is open it is expected to
produce 50 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol each year. Other
profit potential will come in the sale of 250,000 tones of distiller
grains and 95,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year as well. The
leftovers of distiller grains and carbon dioxide are saleable products.
The grains can be sold as high-protein livestock feed which dairy cows
would be able to eat. Carbon dioxide is used in making soda pop and
also for freeze drying foods.
“Western New York
Energy’s new facility in the Town of Shelby will help us take advantage
of this opportunity to reduce our dependence on unstable foreign energy
supplies,” Governor Pataki said. “The new facility is expected to
produce 50 million gallons of ethanol a year and create 58 new jobs and
represents another significant step in our goal of developing a strong
biofuel industry in the State which will not only provide an economic
boost to our farming community, but keep our energy dollars here in New
York.”
Congressman Thomas
M. Reynolds said, “This new facility will help Western New York become a
leader in helping to reduce America's reliance on foreign oil. I am
pleased that the USDA is in the process of considering a $25 million
federal package to contribute to this endeavor. With this initial
investment from the state, coupled with the potential of a major federal
investment, Western New York, Orleans County, the Town of Shelby, the
Village of Medina and the Town of Ridgeway will play an important role
in creating jobs, producing alternative energy, and making America more
secure.”
Nicole
Wilson
Best Syndication
Ethanol
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