Chippewa Valley Ethanol

Address

270 20TH STREET
Benson, MN
56215
United States of America

Latitude: 45.3150577

Longitude: -95.6112998

http://www.cvec.com

Notes

70 tons of corn cobs, wood and glycerin per day in its gasifier. The company burns it to create steam, which is used as a heat source to make ethanol. CVEC hopes to eventually reach 300 tons of biomass per day, which would replace 90 percent of the natural gas, currently they replace 20%

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Distance (miles)	0	2.5	5	10	25
American Indian	0.1%	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%
Asian	0.8%	1.2%	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%
Black	0.7%	1.7%	1.7%	1.3%	0.7%
Hispanic	4.4%	6.9%	6.9%	5.7%	7.9%
White	90.7%	87.4%	87.4%	89.6%	88.0%
	88.0%
Population	1,102	3,572	3,572	5,195	13k
Income	$44k			$53k	$53k

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Ethanol plant hot over corn cobs Dec 25 2009 - provides notes
CVEC to pay $120,000 in penalties over allegations involving gasifier

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Generator #1
Unit Type: Fuel Conversion: Ethanol Conversion

Status History

Operating

2008

Fuels and Products

Ethanol	45 Million Gallons Per Year	1#	Output
Natural Gas		1#	Input

Generator #1
Unit Type: Burner: Gasification

Status History

Operating

2008

Fuels and Products

Agricultural Crop Residue	300 Tons Per Day	1#	Input
Wood Waste Solids		2#	Input

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