Agresti's $200 Million Waste-to-Ethanol Plant in Kentucky Slowly Moving Forward

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Privately held Agresti Biofuels LLC (Merrillville, Indiana) is slowly moving forward with a plan to construct a $200 million waste-to-ethanol plant that will be located in Pike County, Kentucky. The project, like many others in the sector, is awaiting the final funding package.

The project will be developed in phases; the first phase, roughly $13 million in capital spending, could break ground later this year, followed by additional phases that will create a 20 million-gallon-per-year ethanol plant that will gobble up 1,500 tons per day of trash.

The company still needs to obtain final air permits; however, road infrastructure at the Pike County landfill in Pikeville is in place and the company is chomping at the bit to begin the next phase.

There are more than 20 waste-to-ethanol projects under development in North America, representing more than $1.8 billion in capital spending. These plants increase landfill capacity, provide a renewable feedstock, and generate a renewable fuel that decreases tailpipe emissions.

Industrial Info's Ethanol Database provides a comprehensive outline of all current development activities in the emerging alternative fuels market. This database covers 192 ethanol plants in operation and 530 plants under development. It also covers 141 operational biodiesel plants and 245 biodiesel plants under development.

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