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Coal fired ...and for the rest of the Coal story!

by seniorjose on Thu Jun 15 16:09:00 PDT 2006

(and now for the rest of the coal fired Ethanol plant article) "It just made great economic sense to use coal," says Brad Davis, general manager of the Gold-Eagle Cooperative that manages the Corn LP plant, which is farmer and investor owned. "Clean coal" technology, he adds, helps the Goldfield refinery easily meet pollution limits - and coal power saves millions in fuel costs. With 97 ethanol refineries pumping out some 4 billion gallons of ethanol, the industry expects to double over the next six years by adding another 4.4 billion gallons of capacity per year. Tax breaks as well as concerns about energy security, the environment, and higher gasoline prices are all driving ethanol forward. The Goldfield refinery, and the other four coal-fired ethanol plants under construction are called "dry mill" operations, because of the process they use. The industry has in the past used coal in a few much larger "wet mill" operations that produce ethanol and a raft of other products. But dry mills are the wave of the future, industry experts say. More plants slated for Midwest, West Scores of these new ethanol refineries are expected to be built across the Midwest and West by the end of the decade, and many could soon be burning coal in some form to turn corn into ethanol, industry analysts say."It's very likely that coal will be the fuel of choice for most of these new ethanol plants," says Robert McIlvaine, president of a Northfield, Ill., information services company that has compiled a database of nearly 200 ethanol plants now under construction or in planning and development.

Coal fired Corn still [john1701a]

by gagrice on Thu Jun 15 15:14:53 PDT 2006

It runs entirely on waste SAWDUST material And where might they be located? Late last year in Goldfield, Iowa, a refinery began pumping out a stream of ethanol, which supporters call the clean, renewable fuel of the future. There's just one twist: The plant is burning 300 tons of coal a day to turn corn into ethanol - the first US plant of its kind to use coal instead of cleaner natural gas. An hour south of Goldfield, another coal-fired ethanol plant is under construction in Nevada, Iowa. At least three other such refineries are being built in Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Coal Cloud over the Midwest Maybe one is coming to your city!!!

Re: I wonder.... [smatt11]

by gagrice on Fri May 19 16:10:34 PDT 2006

It does not take a gallon of oil to make 1.21 gallons of ethanol. First, a MI State University found that ethanol production from corn nets a 56% increase in energy. Second, little oil is used in the production of ethanol. Tell that to the farmers paying 3 bucks a gallon for diesel for their tractors and combines. Or the truck driver that is required to get ethanol to the market place. Or the coal needed to fire the new ethanol plants. I would like to see the study that shows this wonderful net gain in energy. Preferably from a state that is not cashing in on the ethanol boondoggle. Carbon cloud over a green fuel An Iowa corn refinery, open since December, uses 300 tons of coal a day to make ethanol. Late last year in Goldfield, Iowa, a refinery began pumping out a stream of ethanol, which supporters call the clean, renewable fuel of the future. There's just one twist: The plant is burning 300 tons of coal a day to turn corn into ethanol - the first US plant of its kind to use coal instead of cleaner natural gas. The trend, which is expected to continue, has left even some ethanol boosters scratching their heads. Should coal become a standard for 30 to 40 ethanol plants under construction - and 150 others on the drawing boards - it would undermine the environmental reasoning for switching to ethanol in the first place, environmentalists say. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0323/p01s01-sten.html

Coal powered ethanol plants, hmmm

by gagrice on Thu May 11 17:08:24 PDT 2006

Late last year in Goldfield, Iowa, a refinery began pumping out a stream of ethanol, which supporters call the clean, renewable fuel of the future. There's just one twist: The plant is burning 300 tons of coal a day to turn corn into ethanol - the first US plant of its kind to use coal instead of cleaner natural gas An hour south of Goldfield, another coal-fired ethanol plant is under construction in Nevada, Iowa. At least three other such refineries are being built in Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. The trend, which is expected to continue, has left even some ethanol boosters scratching their heads. Should coal become a standard for 30 to 40 ethanol plants under construction - and 150 others on the drawing boards - it would undermine the environmental reasoning for switching to ethanol in the first place, environmentalists say. http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0323/p01s01-sten.html

caliper guards

by tcoonen on Thu Jun 06 08:44:22 PDT 2002

I'll try to get a photo, once the rain lets up. No forest fires here! The parts installed are from the dealer EXCEX1500 BRKT KIT ($93) MIST2220 BRAKE FLAP ($84.95) I've never heard gravel in the wheels, or any of the noise that Mike L describes. And while we poke around pretty slowly through the Goldfields, on some of our gravel roads (Dempster HW, Taylor HW) we tend to move a bit faster than the speed limit.... Has no-one else had this problem? I've been running a finger over the inside edge of a few other GMC rear wheels since this repair, and I find grooves in most of them. Tim