NextGen Biofuels expected to abandon corn ethanol project in Wisconsin

May 12, 2008

In Wisconsin, NextGen Biofuels is expected to give up on its plan to construct a corn ethanol facility in Reedsburg, after com pany management ducked repeated requests for information on the status of their plans. NextGen completed its agreement with the City of Reedsburg last November, but has not filed its air permit application nor signed a development pact with the cit. The company optioned 35 acres last year for the plant, but has not yet closed the purchase and has only until July to do so. NextGen’s consulting engineer said that he had stopped work on the air permit application.

Gov. Jim Doyle said inÂ March that Wisconsin will award $150 million over 10 years from the Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund, to encourage energy efficiency and renewable energy. The governor called for the state to generate 25 percent of its power and fuels from renewables by 2025.