Aventine under pressure but remains on-track
Aventine Renewable Energy, a leading ethanol producer based in Illinois, US, is reportedly on target to complete the construction of its biofuel plant by September this year.
Located in the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vermont the 110 million gallon-a-year ethanol refinery began construction towards the end of 2007 but the build was brought to end when Aventine filed for bankruptcy in February 2009.
However a year later, on 22 March 2010, building work commenced when Aventine emerged from bankruptcy and Fagen Inc. of Minnesota was contracted to complete the build.
When the plant comes online in September it will convert 40 million bushels of corn a year into 110mgy of ethanol.
But the biofuel firm is under pressure to complete the plant in time. In February this year the Environmental Protection Agency implemented new rules associated with renewable fuels. In order to be included under the former laws Aventine’s 100-acre site must be operational by 21 September 2010.
Located in the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vermont the 110 million gallon-a-year ethanol refinery began construction towards the end of 2007 but the build was brought to end when Aventine filed for bankruptcy in February 2009.
However a year later, on 22 March 2010, building work commenced when Aventine emerged from bankruptcy and Fagen Inc. of Minnesota was contracted to complete the build.
When the plant comes online in September it will convert 40 million bushels of corn a year into 110mgy of ethanol.
But the biofuel firm is under pressure to complete the plant in time. In February this year the Environmental Protection Agency implemented new rules associated with renewable fuels. In order to be included under the former laws Aventine’s 100-acre site must be operational by 21 September 2010.
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