Enerkem announces Mississippi plant
Quebec, Canada-headquartered Enerkem, an advanced biofuels and green chemicals technology company, has announced plans to build and operate a second-generation biofuels production facility located in Pontotoc, Mississippi, US.
Plans call for the plant to be built, owned and operated by Enerkem Mississippi Biofuels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enerkem.
It is expected to produce 20 million gallons a year of next-generation ethanol using a mix of feedstock comprised of wood residues from regional forest and agricultural operations, as well as urban biomass such as municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, and treated wood.
In addition, the company announced the signature of a Memorandum of Intent with the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority of Mississippi (TRSWMA) for the supply of approximately 189,000 tonnes of unsorted municipal solid waste (MSW) per year for use as feedstock at the Pontotoc facility.
In addition to the biofuels production facility, the investment includes an upstream municipal solid waste recycling and pre-treatment centre. The total project represents a US$250 million (€183 million) investment.
The Enerkem process will recycle and convert approximately 60% of the MSW that crosses the gate at the Three Rivers landfill.
The majority of the MSW will be converted into biofuels and the remainder will be distributed to recycling processors. The overall project is expected to create 150 long-term direct and indirect jobs, and to generate an additional 300 jobs during the construction and start-up phases.
Enerkem has designed a technology platform that is feedstock-flexible and can produce an array of valuable advanced transportation fuels, green chemicals and renewable electricity.
Plans call for the plant to be built, owned and operated by Enerkem Mississippi Biofuels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Enerkem.
It is expected to produce 20 million gallons a year of next-generation ethanol using a mix of feedstock comprised of wood residues from regional forest and agricultural operations, as well as urban biomass such as municipal solid waste, construction and demolition debris, and treated wood.
In addition, the company announced the signature of a Memorandum of Intent with the Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority of Mississippi (TRSWMA) for the supply of approximately 189,000 tonnes of unsorted municipal solid waste (MSW) per year for use as feedstock at the Pontotoc facility.
In addition to the biofuels production facility, the investment includes an upstream municipal solid waste recycling and pre-treatment centre. The total project represents a US$250 million (€183 million) investment.
The Enerkem process will recycle and convert approximately 60% of the MSW that crosses the gate at the Three Rivers landfill.
The majority of the MSW will be converted into biofuels and the remainder will be distributed to recycling processors. The overall project is expected to create 150 long-term direct and indirect jobs, and to generate an additional 300 jobs during the construction and start-up phases.
Enerkem has designed a technology platform that is feedstock-flexible and can produce an array of valuable advanced transportation fuels, green chemicals and renewable electricity.
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