U.S. EnviroFuels to Begin Construction on $140 Million Sugarcane-Based Ethanol Plant in Mid-2011

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Privately held United States EnviroFuels LLC (Riverview, Florida) is developing a $140 million sugarcane-based ethanol plant in Highlands County, Florida. Project developers say engineering design and permitting are under way; when financing is obtained, construction is expected to begin by mid-2011, and commercial operations will begin a year later.

The company already has cane and sorghum growers under contract in southern Florida to provide feedstock for the plant. The company plans to create a cane and sorghum-based plant that will process 1.6 million tons of feedstock into 30 million gallons per year of fuel ethanol. The plant also will include a 20- to 25-megawatt cogeneration facility that will produce power for the plant and excess electricity for the local grid.

The 50-plus acre site is just south of Lake Placid, Florida, off State Road 70 and West of U.S. 27 in Highlands County.

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