Marquis Energy to open 100 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Illinois

In Illinois, the 100 Mgy Marquis Energy corn ethanol plant will open this week in Hennepin, pending approval of the plant’s water discharge plan by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency permit to discharge cooling water from the plant into the Illinois River. The plant has been granted a temporary permit to discharge the water while the EPA’s ruling is pending. Ethanol produced at the plant is destined for Florida and Louisiana.

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