In Kansas, ICM has signed an EPC agreement to provide Absolute Energy, LLC, with its patented FOT Oil Recovery technology, which enhances oil production while reducing natural gas consumption and improving the facility’s overall energy efficiency. This innovative technology stands apart by offering ethanol producers a more sustainable solution.
Absolute Energy, located on the border of Iowa and Minnesota, produces 130 million gallons of ethanol per year, along with corn oil and DDGS.
FOT Oil Recovery is ICM’s proprietary process that improves the separation of solids and liquids from whole stillage. It also includes a step for washing solids, significantly increasing the amount of distillers corn oil available for recovery and reducing carbon footprint. This process technology supports companies like Absolute Energy in their efforts to meet the requirements for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, a government incentive established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which rewards facilities for adopting technologies that lower their greenhouse gas emissions.
Tags: Absolute Energy, ICM, Kansas
Category: Fuels
