Top 10 Developing Fuel Ethanol Projects in the U.S.

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas). Ethanol plant development and construction has been on the rise over the past year and is now picking up steam as the winter weather settles down allowing for more favorable building conditions. Over 80 plants are currently under construction representing over six billion gallons of additional fuel ethanol capacity. More plant construction is on the way and plants are getting bigger, in terms of both investment and capacity. Here is a quick look at the top ten developing U.S. ethanol projects in terms of total investment value.

Devron Renewable Energies is awaiting permit approval on a 200 million-gallon per year ethanol plant that will be located in Imperial, Nebraska. Cost to build the facility could reach upwards of $600 million if the company decides to add a cogeneration power plant into the mix. The project is scheduled to start construction in the fall of 2007 and be online by early 2009.

Johnson Grain Company is looking for an Illinois site to construct a 200 million-gallon per year plant as well. Estimates to build the plant are approximately $300 million and construction could start as early as this year and be online by late 2008.

Aventine Renewable Energy recently announced plans to build a 220 million-gallon per year plant in Aurora, Nebraska. The company is currently negotiating with a general contractor for the $300 million project and construction is expected to start around July of 2007.

Green Renewable Energy is developing a combination 100 million-gallon per year ethanol project with a fuel distribution terminal in Tremont, Pennsylvania. This $300 million project is expected to begin construction late 2007, with an early 2009 start-up.

Danville Renewable Energy is currently waiting for permit approvals to move forward on a 200 million-gallon per year plant that will be located in Danville, Illinois. The company has secured a design-build firm and could start construction within the next 30 to 60 days.

Bio Energy International is planning to build a 108 million-gallon per year plant in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The company is partnering with oil company Lukoil Americas and is currently negotiating with a design-build firm and scheduling a spring construction start. Cost estimates for this project are close to $250 million.

Range Fuels, Incorporated recently announced plans to build a cellulosic feedstock ethanol plant that will be located in Soperton, Georgia. Construction could start as early as this year on the 10 million-gallon per year plant representing $225 million in capital investment.

GREEN Holding is planning to build a $225 million, 100 million-gallon per year plant in Tower City, Pennsylvania that is expected to get underway by mid-2007. The company has secured a contractor and the plant could be online by October of 2008.

Bootheel Agra-Energy is developing a 100 million-gallon per year ethanol plant that will be located in Sikeston, Missouri. The company has a design-build firm on board and expects to start construction on the $205 million project in the spring of 2007, pending permit approvals.

And number ten… the Shaw Group is planning to build a 100 million-gallon per year fuel ethanol plant in Port Allen, Louisiana that is expected to start construction later this year. Cost estimates for this project are around $200 million.

Jay Brunson, Industrial Info’s VP of Alternative Fuels adds, “We are currently tracking another 350 projects developing in North America representing over $35 billion in capital investment for ethanol production. Most likely, all these plants will not get built, but our confidence factor moving forward indicates 75% of them will move to the construction phase.”

Industrial Info's Ethanol Production Database provides a comprehensive outline of all current development activities in the emerging synthetic fuels market. This database covers 134 ethanol plants currently in operation and 348 plants under development. It also covers 32 operational biodiesel plants and 81 biodiesel plants under development.

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