Time Testing
By Dave Nilles
May 01, 2006
As the industry matures, the lifespan of today's dry-grind ethanol facilities is becoming increasingly important. Producing more ethanol now is the order of the day. But as the renewable fuel becomes a mainstay of the United States' transportation fuel infrastructure, can ethanol plants—the physical structures themselves and the equipment within them—last as long as consumer demand for the product?
Renewable Fuel, Recycled Sites
By Ron Kotrba
May 01, 2006
On first thought, a great place to locate an ethanol plant seems to be where others have labored to lay the groundwork before—on a brownfield site. But the fact is most U.S. ethanol plants, both operating and under construction, choose the greenfield route to project development, effectively discounting the benefits of building brown.
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