Lurgi opens Californian ethanol plant

Lurgi, a member of the Air Liquide group of companies, has completed construction and start-up of an ethanol facility for Calgren Renewable Fuels.

The Calgren plant is currently the only ethanol plant operating in the US state of California.

Calgren and Lurgi worked together to design a plant that optimises the plant's energy efficiency, while producing value added co-products.

The facility will have annual production of 55 million gallons of fuel alcohol and 400,000 tonnes of animal feed.