Wisconsin’s Renew Energy to be sold or closed by May 31

In Wisconsin, Renew Energy LLC announced that it will close or sell its 130 Mgy ethanol plant in Jefferson, after a recent bankruptcy filing. The company said that a sale or closure would take effect between May 18 and May 31 and could result in the layoff of all 80 of the plant’s workforce.

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