100 Mgy corn ethanol plant at Spiritwood Station, ND breaks ground

In North Dakota, Great River Energy, Cargill and Newman Group have broken ground on the $500 million Spiritwood Station complex that will include a 100 Mgy ethanol plant. The complex will also feature a coal-based power plant that will produce electricity for the Great River member co-ops in Minnesota, as well as steam for a Cargill malt processor and the ethanol plant.

Last month, the Alchem ethanol plant in Grafton, ND  shut down due to low ethanol prices. Alchem makes about 10.5 million gallons of ethanol a year and 33,00 tons of livestock feed, using about 3.8 million bushels of corn.

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