DOE, Michigan grant $49.5 million to Mascoma for wood-waste cellulosic ethanol project

In Massachusetts, the Department of Energy and the state of Michigan announced they they will provide $49.5 million towards a proposed woodchip based cellulosic ethanol production plant in Kinross, Michigan. The Department of Energy will provide $26.0 million in funding, and the state of Michigan will add $23.5 million. The proposed facility will produce 40 Mgy and is supported by General Motors and Marathon OIl, which are investors in Mascoma. Michigan State and Michigan Tech Universities will partner with the project to tailor Mascoma’s technology and supply chain options for the specific Michigan feedstocks used in production.

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