Manure Gasification System at Panda Ethanol's New Hereford, TX Plant Could Save Up to 80% in Energy Costs

Date Posted: Apr. 25, 2008
GrainNet.com
by Myke Feinman, BioFuels Journal Editor

Panda Ethanol has a smelly solution to fuel their new ethanol plant in Hereford,TX: instead of utilizing odorless natural gas they will be using manure from local feedlots to fuel the 105 million-gallon-per-year plant.

According to Bill Pentak, director of corporate communications and investor relations for Panda, by gasifying manure, the plant is projected to reduce its annual energy costs by 80% given the current price of natural gas.

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