Northern Ethanol secures 9MW of Niagara power for proposed ethanol plant

The New York Power Authority Board of Trustees voted to approve an allocation of 9 megawatts of power from the Niagara Power Project to Northern Ethanol, for its planned ethanol facility. The facility is planned as part of the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program, which offers tax credits in return for cleanup and redevelopment of a 70-acre former Praxair property where Northern Ethanol plans to build.

Northern Ethanol said that it intends to build the 150 Mgy ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario for $210 million. The plant will commence construction later this year and be completed in 2010. Northern Ethanol said they would also build a second facility in Barrie.

Ontario has been best known in biofuels for the 15.8 Mgy Biox biodiesel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. Biox Corp. recently announced plans for an IPO to raise $150 million in new capital. With the IPO, Biox will become the first public Canadian biodiesel company. SunOpta and Lignol Energy are among the handful of public Canadian biofuels companies.

Free Subscription to the Daily Biofuels Digest e-newsletter

Related Stories

Canada’s Northern Ethanol advances 108 Mgy corn ethanol project in Niagara Falls

In Canada, Northern Ethanol announced the purchase of a 70-acre facility inj Niagara Falls for its 108 Mgy corn ethanol plant. Project cost is projected at $245 million....

Farm Tech proposes $185 million corn ethanol plant in Canada; financing tough

In Canada, Farm Tech has proposed a $185 million co-op corn ethanol plant in Ontario, but is having difficulty in co-op financing from farmers owing to the collapse of the Seaway Valley co-op, which t...

Stratos Renewables secures sugarcane feedstock for proposed 90 Mgy plant in Peru

In Peru, Stratos Renewables announced that it had signed land agreements with local communities in Northern Peru for sufficient sugarcane feedstock for a proposed 90 Mgy ethanol plant that would produ...

12.6 Mgy biodiesel plant proposed for Northern Ohio

In Ohio, a 12.6 Mgy biodiesel plant has been proposed for an 87-acre site in Marion, and Kauderer Group Energy submitted a letter of intent to find a buyer for the site, which has been zoned for biodi...

Northern Ethanol proposes 150 Mgy ethanol plant in Ontario

In Canada, Northern Ethanol said that it intends to build a 150 Mgy ethanol plant in Sarnia, Ontario for $210 million. The plant will commence construction later this year and be completed in 2010. No...

Highlands Ethanol secures Florida county support in Community Development Block Grant app

In Florida, Highlands County commissioners approved a resolution unanimously this week to support a $750,000 Community Development Block Grant application for the proposed $150 million Highlands Ethan...