US’s first sugarcane ethanol plant imminent in Southern Louisiana

In Louisiana, the Colombian-controlled form Inverandino plans to commence ethanol production at a 22 Mgy plant in Lacassine, in partnership with Louisiana Green Fuels, using feedstock from three sugar plants in Southern Louisiana acquired by Inverandino in the past two years. It will be the first sugar cane ethanol plant in the US.

Last month, Imperial Sugar said that it is investigating a 60-100 Mgy sugarcane ethanol plant that would be located next to its Gramercy sugar refinery. The company is currently investigating financial incentives as well as seeking an ethanol partner. The proposed plant would be operational in 2011.

Louisiana continued to move forward on advanced biofuels. Recent project announcements include:

• Verenium said that it was in the process of commissioning its 1.4 Mgy demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Jennings.
• PetroSun announced a letter of intent to supply 54 million gallons of algal oil to a new 54 Mgy Bio-Alternatives biodiesel plant in south Louisiana.

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