SynSel Energy secures funds for $300 million 2G ethanol plant

In Michigan, Illinois-based SynSel Energy has secured the funds required to start construction on the planned $300 million cellulosic ethanol plant in Ontonagon at a former Smurfit-Stone Paper mill. Site work and utility work is expected to take place while engineering is finalized over the next 14 months. Last year, project developers announced SynSel’s biorefineries utilize a thermocatalytic process to convert non-food biomass feedstock like wood waste from mill operations and forest residue into synthetic gasoline, diesel, and aviation fuel.