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Infographic: Next Generation Fuel Arrives
Posted 3 September 2014 in
Today is a big day for clean energy in America. After years of innovation and investment, the first of four new cellulosic ethanol facilities in the U.S. comes online this week — amazing progress in the few short years since the adoption of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Project Liberty is a $275 million advanced biofuels plant designed to process 770 tons of corn cobs, leaves, husks and stalks every day. Located in Emmetsburg, Iowa, the plant will draw its feedstock from a 30 to 40 mile radius to produce 25 million gallons of fuel per year, using approximately 25% of the available crop residue.
Cellulosic ethanol is a low-emission, sustainable biofuel produced from agricultural waste, like wheat straw, switchgrass and corn husks. Blending that ethanol into our fuel will help to reduce our dependence on foreign oil — and make our air cleaner.
Learn about Project Liberty and the other new cellulosic ethanol plants in our infographic above. You can also watch the livestream of the Project Liberty grand opening.
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