Enerkem agrees deal with Twin Cities allowing it to move forward with planning MSW-to-ethanol project

In Minnesota, the Pioneer Press reports that Minneapolis-St. Paul’s Metropolitan Council has made an agreement with Enerkem to move the company’s proposed garbage-to-ethanol plant project forward. The City has agreed to supply 1.6 million gallons of treated wastewater per day for use at the facility. The company is moving forward with a $600,000 investment in project development now that the agreement is in place. If the development continues at pace, the project could be online by 2020.