Minnesota plant restarts ethanol production

Buffalo Lake Advanced Biofuels has restarted its Minnesota, US plant.

Repairs and upgrades have been installed and tested on the plant since June.

The 18 MMgy plant was originally idled in 2009. It was then purchased by Purified Renewable Energy and run briefly in 2012. The company then filed for bankruptcy in 2013 and the facility was bought by West Ventures, one of the companies' creditors.

Buffalo Lake Advanced Biofuels will be using Yield & Capacity Group's new solids separation technology to create thin and whole stillage through a system that eliminates the need for evaporators and centrifuges.