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Chapter: Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010

Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
ABE (Advanced BioEnergy, LLC) Multiple
locations
- 198.2 198
ABE Fairmont Fairmont, NE Corn
ABE South Dakota - Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD Corn
ABE South Dakota - Huron Huron, SD Corn
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. (total) Multiple
locations
- 378 348
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Madison, IL Corn
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Mt. Vernon, IN Corn
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Colwich, KS Corn/Milo
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Ravenna, NE Corn
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Road O York, NE Corn
Abengoa Bioenergy Corp. Portales, NM Corn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Absolute Energy, LLC St. Ansgar, IA Corn 110 110
ACE Ethanol, LLC Stanley, WI Corn 41 41
Adkins Energy, LLC Lena, IL Corn 40 40
Ag Energy Resources, Inc. Benton, IL Corn 5
AGP Hastings, NE Corn 52 52
Al-Corn Clean Fuel Claremont, MN Corn 42 42
Alchem LLP Grafton, ND Corn 10
AltraBiofuels Coshocton Ethanol LLC Coshocton, OH Corn 60
AltraBiofuels Phoenix Bio Industries Goshen, CA Corn 31.5
Amaizing Energy, LLC Denison, IA Corn 55 55
Appomattox Bio Energy LLC Hopewell, VA Corn 65
Archer Daniels Midland (total) Multiple locations - 1450 1450 275
Archer Daniels Midland Cedar Rapids, IA Corn
Archer Daniels Midland Clinton, IA Corn
Archer Daniels Midland Decatur, IL Corn
Archer Daniels Midland Peoria, IL Corn
Archer Daniels Midland Marshall, MN Corn
Archer Daniels Midland Wallhalla, ND Corn/Barley
Archer Daniels Midland Columbus, NE Corn
Arkalon Energy, LLC Liberal, KS Corn 110 110
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC (total) Multiple
locations
- 244 244 226
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Pekin, IL Corn
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Aurora, NE Corn
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Canton, IL Corn
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Aurora, NE Corn
Aventine Renewable Energy, LLC Mount Vernon, IN Corn
Badger State Ethanol, LLC Monroe, WI Corn 48 48
Big River Resources Galva, LLC Galva, IL Corn 100 100
Big River Resources, LLC West
Burlington, IA
Corn 100 100
Big River United Energy Dyersville, IA Corn 110 110
BioFuel Energy - Buffalo Lake Energy, LLC Fairmont, MN Corn 115 115
BioFuel Energy - Pioneer Trail Energy, LLC Wood River, NE Corn 115 115
Bional Clearfield Clearfield, PA Corn 110 110
Blue Flint Ethanol Underwood,
ND
Corn 50 50
Bonanza Energy, LLC Garden City, KS Corn/Milo 55 55
BP Biofuels North America Jennings, LA Sugar Cane Bagasse 1.5 1.5
Bridgeport Ethanol Bridgeport, NE Corn 54 54
Bunge-Ergon
Vicksburg
Vicksburg, MS Corn 54 54
Bushmills Ethanol, Inc. Atwater, MN Corn 50 50
Calgren Renewable Fuels, LLC Pixley, CA Corn 60 60
Carbon Green Bioenergy Lake Odessa, MI Corn 50 50
Cardinal Ethanol Union City, IN Corn 100 100
Cargill, Inc. Eddyville, IA Corn 35 35
Cargill, Inc. Blair, NE Corn 85 85
Cascade Grain Products LLC Clatskanie, OR Corn 108
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Castle Rock Renewable Fuels, LLC Necedah, WI Corn 50 50
Center Ethanol Company Sauget, IL Corn 54 54
Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC Marion, IN Corn 40 40
Central MN Ethanol Coop Little Falls, MN Corn 21.5 21.5
Chief Ethanol Hastings, NE Corn 62 62
Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. Benson, MN Corn 45 45
Cilion Ethanol Keyes, CA Corn 50
Clean Burn Fuels, LLC Raeford, NC Corn 60
Commonwealth Agri-Energy, LLC Hopkinsville,
KY
Corn 33 33
Corn Plus, LLP Winnebago, MN Corn 44 44
Corn, LP Goldfield, IA Corn 60 60
Cornhusker Energy Lexington, LLC Lexington, NE Corn 40 40
Dakota Ethanol, LLC Wentworth, SD Corn 50 50
DENCO II Morris, MN Corn 24 24
Didion Ethanol Cambria, WI Corn 40 40
Dubay Biofuels Greenwood Greenwood, WI Cheese Whey 3
E Caruso (Goodland Energy Center) Goodland, KS Corn 20
E Energy Adams, LLC Adams, NE Corn 50 50
E3 Biofuels Mead, NE Corn 25
East Kansas Agri-Energy, LLC Garnett, KS Corn 35 35
ESE Alcohol Inc. Leoti, KS Seed Corn 1.5 1.5
Flint Hills Resources LP Menlo, IA Corn 110 110
Flint Hills Resources LP Shell Rock, IA Corn 110 110
Front Range Energy, LLC Windsor, CO Corn 40 40
Gateway Ethanol Pratt, KS Corn 55
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Gevo Luverne, MN Corn 21 21
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC - Mina Mina, SD Corn 107 107
Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC Watertown, SD Corn 100 100
Golden Cheese Company of California Corona, CA Cheese Whey 5 0
Golden Grain Energy, LLC Mason City, IA Corn 115 115
Golden Triangle Energy, LLC Craig, MO Corn 20 20
Grain Processing Corp. Muscatine, IA Corn 20 20
Granite Falls Energy, LLC Granite Falls, MN Corn 52 52
Greater Ohio Ethanol, LLC Lima, OH Corn 54
Green Plains Renewable Energy Lakota, IA Corn 100 100
Green Plains Renewable Energy Riga, MI Corn 57 57
Green Plains Renewable Energy Shenandoah, IA Corn 65 65
Green Plains Renewable Energy Superior, IA Corn 55 55
Green Plains Renewable Energy Bluffton, IN Corn 115 115
Green Plains Renewable Energy Central City, NE Corn 100 100
Green Plains Renewable Energy Ord, NE Corn 50 50
Green Plains Renewable Energy Obion, TN Corn 115 115
Guardian Energy Janesville, MN Corn 110 110
Hankinson Renewable Energy, LLC Hankinson, ND Corn 110 110
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Fairbank, IA Corn 110 110
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Hawkeye Renewables, LLC Iowa Falls, IA Corn 90 90
Heartland Corn Products Winthrop, MN Corn 100 100
Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC Heron Lake, MN Corn 50 50
Highwater Ethanol LLC Lamberton, MN Corn 55 55
Homeland Energy New Hampton, IA Corn 100 100
Husker Ag, LLC Plainview, NE Corn 75 75
Idaho Ethanol Processing Caldwell, ID Potato Waste 4 4
Illinois River Energy, LLC Rochelle, IL Corn 100 100
Iroquois Bio-Energy Company, LLC Rensselaer, IN Corn 40 40
KAAPA Ethanol, LLC Minden, NE Corn 60 60
Kansas Ethanol, LLC Lyons, KS Corn 55 55
KL Process Design Group Upton, WY Wood Waste 1.5 1.5
Land O’ Lakes Melrose, MN Cheese Whey 2.6 2.6
Levelland/Hockley County Ethanol, LLC Levelland, TX Corn 40 40
LifeLine Foods, LLC Joseph, MO Corn 40 40
Lincolnland Agri-Energy, LLC Palestine, IL Corn 48 48
Lincolnway Energy, LLC Nevada, IA Corn 55 55
Little Sioux Corn Processors, LP Marcus, IA Corn 92 92
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Grand Junction, IA Corn 100 100
Louis Dreyfus Commodities Norfolk, NE Corn 45 45
Marquis Energy, LLC Hennepin, IL Corn 100 100
Marysville Ethanol, LLC Marysville, MI Corn 50 50
Merrick and Company Aurora, CO Waste Beer 3 3
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
Mid America Agri Products/Wheatland Madrid, NE Corn 44 44
Mid-Missouri Energy, Inc. Malta Bend, MO Corn 50 50
Midwest Renewable Energy, LLC Sutherland, NE Corn 25 25
Minnesota Energy Buffalo Lake, MN Corn 18
Nebraska Corn Processing, LLC Cambridge, NE Corn 45 45
NEDAK Ethanol Atkinson, NE Corn 44 44
Nesika Energy, LLC Scandia, KS Corn 10 10
New Energy Corp. South Bend, IN Corn 102 102
North Country Ethanol, LLC Rosholt, SD Corn 20 20
NuGen Energy Marion, SD Corn 110 110
One Earth Energy Gibson City, IL Corn 100 100
Otter Tail Ag Enterprises Fergus Falls, MN Corn 57.5 57.5
Pacific Ethanol Madera, CA Corn 40
Pacific Ethanol Stockton, CA Corn 60
Pacific Ethanol Burley, ID Corn 50 50
Pacific Ethanol Boardman, OR Corn 40 40
Panda Ethanol Hereford, TX Corn/Milo 115
Parallel Products Rancho
Cucamonga, CA
Parallel Products Louisville, KY Beverage
Waste
5.4 5.4
Patriot Renewable Fuels, LLC Annawan, IL Corn 100 100
Penford Products Cedar Rapids, IA Corn 45 45
Pinal Energy, LLC Maricopa, AZ Corn 55 55
Pine Lake Corn Processors, LLC Steamboat Rock, IA Corn 31 31
Platinum Ethanol, LLC Arthur, IA Corn 110 110
Plymouth Ethanol, LLC Merrill, IA Corn 50 50
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
POET Biorefining - Alexandria Alexandria, IN Corn 68 68
POET Biorefining - Ashton Ashton, IA Corn 56 56
POET Biorefining - Big Stone Big Stone City, SD Corn 79 79
POET Biorefining - Bingham Lake Bingham Lake, MN 35 35
POET Biorefining - Caro Caro, MI Corn 53 53 5
POET Biorefining - Chancellor Chancellor, SD Corn 110 110
POET Biorefining - Cloverdale Cloverdale, IN Corn 92
POET Biorefining - Coon Rapids Coon Rapids, IA Corn 54 54
POET Biorefining - Corning Corning, IA Corn 65 65
POET Biorefining - Emmetsburg Emmetsburg, IA Corn 55 55
POET Biorefining - Fostoria Fostoria, OH Corn 68 68
POET Biorefining - Glenville Albert Lea, MN Corn 42 42
POET Biorefining - Gowrie Gowrie, IA Corn 69 69
POET Biorefining - Hanlontown Hanlontown, IA Corn 56 56
POET Biorefining - Hudson Hudson, SD Corn 56 56
POET Biorefining - Jewell Jewell, IA Corn 69 69
POET Biorefining - Laddonia Laddonia, MO Corn 50 50
POET Biorefining - Lake Crystal Lake Crystal, MN Corn 56 56
POET Biorefining - Leipsic Leipsic, OH Corn 68 68
POET Biorefining - Macon Macon, MO Corn 46 46
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
POET Biorefining - Marion Marion, OH Corn 68 68  
POET Biorefining - Mitchell Mitchell, SD Corn 68 68  
POET Biorefining - North Manchester North
Manchester, IN
Corn 68 68  
POET Biorefining - Portland Portland, IN Corn 68 68  
POET Biorefining - Preston Preston, MN Corn 46 46  
POET Biorefining - Scotland Scotland, SD Corn 11 11  
POET
Biorefining- Groton
Groton, SD Corn 53 53  
Prairie Horizon Agri-Energy, LLC Phillipsburg, KS Corn 40 40  
Quad-County Corn Processors Galva, IA Corn 30 30  
Range Fuels Soperton, GA Woody
Biomass
    10
Red Trail Energy, LLC Richardton, ND Corn 50 50  
Redfield Energy, LLC Redfield, SD Corn 50 50  
Reeve Agri-Energy Garden City, KS Corn/Milo 12 12  
Renova Energy Torrington, WY Corn 5 5  
Show Me Ethanol Carrollton, MO Corn 55 55  
Siouxland Energy & Livestock Coop Sioux Center, IA Corn 60 60  
Siouxland Ethanol, LLC Jackson, NE Corn 50 50  
Southwest Georgia Ethanol, LLC Camilla, GA Corn 100 100  
Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC Council Bluffs, IA Corn 110 110  
Sterling Ethanol, LLC Sterling, CO Corn 42 42  
Sunoco Volney, NY Corn 114 114  
Tate & Lyle Loudon, TN Corn 67 67 38
Tharaldson Ethanol Casselton, ND Corn/milo 110 110  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
The Andersons Albion Ethanol LLC Albion, MI Corn 55 55  
The Andersons Clymers Ethanol, LLC Clymers, IN Corn 110 110  
The Andersons Marathon Ethanol, LLC Greenville, OH Corn 110 110  
Trenton Agri Products, LLC Trenton, NE Corn 40 40  
United Ethanol Milton, WI Corn 52 52  
United WI Grain Producers, LLC Friesland, WI Corn 49 49  
Utica Energy, LLC Oshkosh, WI Corn 48 48  
Valero Renewable Fuels Albert City, IA Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Charles City, IA Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Ft. Dodge, IA Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Hartley, IA Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Welcome, MN Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Albion, NE Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Aurora, SD Corn 120 120  
Valero Renewable Fuels North Linden, IN Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Bloomingburg,
OH
Corn 110 110  
Valero Renewable Fuels Jefferson Junction, WI Corn 130 130  
Western New York Energy LLC Shelby, NY   50 50  
Western Plains Energy, LLC Campus, KS Corn 45 45  
Western Wisconsin Renewable Energy, LLC Boyceville, WI Corn 40 40  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix H: Ethanol Biorefineries in Operation or Under Construction in the United States in 2010." National Research Council. 2011. Renewable Fuel Standard: Potential Economic and Environmental Effects of U.S. Biofuel Policy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13105.
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Company Location Feedstock Nameplate Capacity (million gallons per year) Operating Production (million gallons per year) Expansion Capacity of Facilities Under Construction (million gallons per year)
White Energy Russell, KS Milo/Wheat Starch 48 48
White Energy Hereford, TX Corn/Milo 100 100
White Energy Plainview, TX Corn 110 110
Wind Gap Farms Baconton, GA Brewery Waste 0.4 0.4
Yuma Ethanol Yuma, CO Corn 40 40

SOURCE: RFA (2010).

REFERENCE

RFA (Renewable Fuels Association). 2010. Biorefinery locations. November 11, 2010. Available online at http://www.ethanolrfa.org/bio-refinery-locations/. Accessed November 17, 2010.

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