New ethanol plant to begin construction

Construction is set to begin on a long proposed ethanol plant in North Dakota, US this August.

The ground is scheduled to be officially broken on the Dakota Spirit AgEnergy plant, back by Minnesota-based Great River Energy, after two years of planning.

It is believed the plant will cost around $150 million (€113 million) and will use over 20 million bushels of corn to produce 65 million gallons of alternative fuel annually.

‘As soon as the initial shovel dig takes place, the construction crews will hit the ground running,’ project engineer Rich Garman was quoted as saying.

Production has been pencilled in for January 2015.