BlueFire Granted Permit to Construct Biowaste-to-Ethanol Facility in California
Posted on: Friday, 25 July 2008, 06:00 CDT
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels has been granted a conditional-use permit from the Department of Regional Planning of the County of Los Angeles for the construction of the first commercial biowaste-to-ethanol facility in the US.
The Los Angeles County Planning Commission had earlier approved the use permit for operation of the plant on 10 undeveloped acres near Lancaster, California, in the Antelope Valley. BlueFire plans to initiate commercial operation of the plant in late 2009.
The new facility will use BlueFire's commercially-ready concentrated acid hydrolysis technology process. This will allow the profitable conversion of cellulosic waste into as much as 3.2 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol per year. The company said that this ethanol will be derived from non-foodstock urban, forestry and agricultural residues.
BlueFire Ethanol selected the Lancaster location because an estimated 170 tons of biowaste material, including woodchips, grass cuttings and other organic waste, already passes by the property every day. The plant is also designed to use reclaimed water and lignin, a byproduct of the production process, in order to produce its own electricity and steam.
As part of a strategy to control costs and accelerate production at the Lancaster facility, BlueFire Ethanol has already implemented production of pre-assembled modules which will comprise the Lancaster biorefinery.
Arnold Klann, president and CEO of BlueFire Ethanol, said: "We are thrilled to receive this permit and we see this construction of our first cellulosic ethanol the US plant as a catalyst for the advancement of cellulosic fuel production throughout our nation. By locating biorefineries directly in the markets with the highest demand for ethanol, our technology can also help surrounding cities manage landfill waste, solving two problems for the price of one."
Source: Datamonitor
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