TITLE

SMALL-SCALE BIOFUELS PRODUCTION

AUTHOR(S)

Lemke, Dan

PUB. DATE

September 2009

SOURCE

BioCycle;Sep2009, Vol. 50 Issue 9, p41

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article explores the small-scale ethanol plant manufacturers in the U.S. It includes Alternative Energy Solutions LLC, the pork and plants operation, which develop greenhouse that produce thousand of perennial and annual plants and vegetables. Another one is the Northern Excellence Growers, a 29-member cooperative, which installed a 100 kilowatts system to gasify chaff and straw and make electricity. In addition, is Easy Energy, which is promoting commercial ethanol units.

ACCESSION #

44395475

Tags: ENERGY industries;  ETHANOL as fuel;  SMALL business;  ALTERNATIVE Energy Solutions LLC;  COOPERATIVE societies;  EASY Energy (Company);  GREENHOUSES

 

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