Raven targets ethanol biorefinery
Raven Biofuels International has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Price Biostock (Price) to develop an ethanol biorefinery located in the Gulf Opportunity Zone of Mississippi, US.
The agreement calls for a biorefinery output of 33 million gallons a year based on a projected 21 million gallons a year of fuel grade ethanol and 12 million gallons a year of furfural products, plus lignin cake.
The proposed 35 acre site offers lower feedstock and labour costs combined with strong State incentives such as The Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone).
The feedstock to be used for the biorefinery will be locally sourced wood and wood waste. In association with the GO Zone initiatives the project plan also includes development groundwork for a cogeneration facility to be undertaken in cooperation with local utilities.
‘This project represents a strategic location, not just for biomass feedstock procurement, but also due to its close proximity to gulf coast refineries,’ John Sams, president of Raven, comments.
Price operates 19 biomass (wood pulp chip) state-of-the-art facilities that produce 14.6 million tonnes of pulp chips and 2.5 million tonnes of hog fuel a year.
Raven plans to build commercial scale refineries using a proprietary two-stage dilute acid hydrolysis process to convert forestry and agricultural waste to transportation grade ethanol.
The agreement calls for a biorefinery output of 33 million gallons a year based on a projected 21 million gallons a year of fuel grade ethanol and 12 million gallons a year of furfural products, plus lignin cake.
The proposed 35 acre site offers lower feedstock and labour costs combined with strong State incentives such as The Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone).
The feedstock to be used for the biorefinery will be locally sourced wood and wood waste. In association with the GO Zone initiatives the project plan also includes development groundwork for a cogeneration facility to be undertaken in cooperation with local utilities.
‘This project represents a strategic location, not just for biomass feedstock procurement, but also due to its close proximity to gulf coast refineries,’ John Sams, president of Raven, comments.
Price operates 19 biomass (wood pulp chip) state-of-the-art facilities that produce 14.6 million tonnes of pulp chips and 2.5 million tonnes of hog fuel a year.
Raven plans to build commercial scale refineries using a proprietary two-stage dilute acid hydrolysis process to convert forestry and agricultural waste to transportation grade ethanol.
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