Spiritwood, ND
58401
United States of America
Latitude: 46.9276237487793
Longitude: -98.5058822631836
Original plans for 100mmgpy eth cancelled. Has now shifted to a cellulosic proposal with completion date set in 2015 to be co-located with Spiritwood Station.
The cellulosic ethanol plant will produce two coproducts: C5 molasses, a food for livestock, and purified lignin pellets.
Spiritwood Station, GRE’s combined heat and power plant, is expected to be generating electricity in the fall. In addition to generating up to 99 megawatts of electricity it will also supply up to 200,000 pounds of steam per hour to the nearby Cargill Malt plant
Great River Energy (GRE) is moving forward with a project to build a biorefinery near Spiritwood, N.D. The company wants to co-locate Dakota Spirit AgEnergy LLC, a proposed 20 MMgy cellulosic ethanol plant, with a coal-fired power plant currently under construction