AE Biofuels to debut demonstration-scale ethanol plant in Montana

In Montana, AE Biofuels will officially launch its demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in Butte. Senators Baucus and Tester, Governor Schweitzer and Paul Dickerson, the COO of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy will be on hand for the opening., The plant will use ambient temperature enzymes to process  switch grass, grass seed straw, small grain wheat straw, sugar cane bagasse, and corn stalks into ethanol.

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