LiquidMaize heads for groundbreaking on $15 Mgy, $24 million corn ethanol plant in Colorado

In Colorado, LiquidMaize will commence groundbreaking this month for its $24 million, 15 Mgy corn ethanol plant in Lamar. The plant recently received its air permit, a final step prior to commencing construction.

The LiquidMaize project is just one of a series of projects underway as Colorado assumes a regional leadership role in biofuels development. Late last year, The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels awarded grants of $50,000 to 10 renewable-energy projects, including five to research teams from CU-Boulder, two each to teams from CSU and and the Colorado School of Mines, and one from NREL. The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels is a joint venture of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and 27 energy-industry companies.

In Washington earlier this week, the US Energy Department awarded a $30 million grant to Lignol Innovations, for a cellulosic ethanol plant in Commerce City, Colorado. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at Golden has also been highly active in biofuels research.

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