E3 Biofuels says plant shut-down and bankruptcy not caused by manure-to-power system

In Nebraska, E3 Biofuels said that the plant’s shutdown and bankruptcy filing was not the result of its pioneering methane digestion system that provides power to the plant, but in the 25 Mgy ethanol plant. The company’s conversion of manure to power had been considered a model of closed-loop, carbon-mitigating biofuel development. The company has not yet announced plans to resume operations.

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