Abengoa says on track towards 2011 commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol production

In Kansas, Spanish biofuels company Abengoa expects to commence full-scale cellulosic ethanol production in 2011. The company is currently constructing its production facility in Hugoton, Kansas, and has a pilot-scale plant operating at York, Nebraska.

Abengoa received a total of $76 million in Department of Energy grants to assist in the cost of research and development.

The proposed cellulosic ethanol facility in Hugoton, Kansas will produce 13 Mgy from switchgrass, corn stover, milo and wheat straw, and 88 Mgy of corn ethanol. Abengoa projects it will need to collect 4-7% of biomass from a 50-mile radious around Hugoton to supply the 930 tons needed daily for the plant. The company expects to increase farm income by $8-$9 per acre from biomass acquisition.

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