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SC Iowa | 1947---- I thought when I saw this article earlier this month that milo had been approved....is this still an experimental program?? When is approval anticipated??
Ray
11-2-11--Eight Kansas Ethanol Plants Receive Advance Biofuels Funds
Kansas ethanol plants account for eight of the 14 ethanol producers to receive pay payments through the USDA's Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels program. USDA announced the payments on Oct. 31. Payments are based on biofuels produced from renewable biomass other than corn starch. Ethanol from grain sorghum qualifies for the advanced biofuels program.
“Sorghum and corn are interchangeable in the ethanol making process,” KGSPA Communications Director Sue Schulte said. “Kansas is the nation’s leading producer of sorghum, growing between 40 and 50 percent of the nation’s crop annually. In fact, Kansas is predicted to produce 52 percent of the 2011 crop. Having both sorghum and corn as feedstock benefits our Kansas ethanol producers.”
Also on the list of producers that will receive payments are biodiesel plants, pellet producers and anaerobic digestion units.
"This funding will help local producers increase the production and availability of renewable energy and thus help our nation begin to reduce its reliance on foreign oil," said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "Just as importantly, USDA's support will help to further develop the nation's growing biofuels industry and generate green jobs and economic growth."
Here’s a listing of the ethanol producers that will receive payments:
Kansas
Arkalon Ethanol LLC: $1,711,257
Bonanza Bioenergy LLC: $900,458
Ese Alcohol: $49,670
Kansas Ethanol LLC: $1,440,213
Nesika Energy LLC: $220,960
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy LLC: $874,943
Reeve Agri Energy Inc.: $416,123
Western Plains Energy LLC: $899,861
Other States--Arizona: Pinal Energy LLC: $70,643; Indiana: Central Indiana Ethanol LLC: $120,490; Missouri: Abengoa Bioenergy Corp.: $1,138,787; Nebraska:
Kaapa Ethanol LLC: $2,829; Texas: Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol LLC: $514,881; White Energy Inc.: $3,146,733
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BTC,,, one more missle for Ethanol
