Fueling Locally: Missouri-made Ethanol

02/02/2022 30 min Temporada 4 Episodio 53
Fueling Locally: Missouri-made Ethanol

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Episode Synopsis

POET Bioprocessing, located near Laddonia, MO began operations in September of 2006. The state-of-the-art bioethanol production facility consumes approximately 28 million bushels of locally-grown corn to produce 80 million gallons of bioethanol annually. POET Bioprocessing - Laddonia provides a high performance, environmentally-friendly fuel as well as premium, high-quality Dakota Gold brand livestock feed for regional, national and international markets.  The plant also produces corn oil, liquefied, renewable CO2 for food and beverage use, and partners with a local utility to generate 15MW of electricity using Combined Heat and Power (CHP) technology that supplies the local grid.