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Michigan Built Biorefinery going to California
May 7, 2011
Grand Rapids-based Andy J. Egan Co. was awarded the fabrication contract under a $20.5 Million grant for a cellulosic biomass-to-ethanol project. The entire biorefinery, consisting of tanks, piping and other equipment, will be fabricated in Grand Rapids, then mounted on 14 skids and shipped to Visalia, California. The goal of the pilot plant is to demonstrate the feasibility of converting non-food, cellulosic feedstocks, such as corn leaves and stalks (stover), switchgrass and woodchips, into ethanol. Logos Technologies, Inc. and EdeniQ were awarded the grant by the U.S. Department of Energy under ARRA.
