Feasibility study for a 50,000,000-gallon-per-year ethanol plant
An investigation was performed to determine the technical and economic feasibility of constructing and operating a 50,000,000 gallon-per-year ethanol plant in Washtenaw County, Michigan. The results indicate that the proposed 50 million gallon per year ethanol plant is feasible to construct and operate. It should be noted, however, that if this project cannot be undertaken without the security offered through federal loan guarantees, the project will not materialize. Also, if long, continued delays are inevitable in the federal loan guarantee programs, the project could possibly be jeopardized due to inflationary cost increases that would greatly affect the financing program through debt and equity. Also, in conclusion, the local community (Charter Township of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw County, Michigan), in which the primary site is located, has provided overwhelming support for the proposed project. This support, along with the findings of the Feasibility Study, has been most encouraging to US Ethanol Industries, Inc. in its attempts to construct and operate an alternative fuel producing facility which relies on a renewable resource. This volume contains the results of: site selection analysis, agricultural resource analysis; market analysis; design and engineering analysis; economic and financial analysis. (DMC)
- Research Organization:
- U.S. Ethanol Industries, Inc., Southfield, MI (USA); Ambrose (John) and Co., Inc., West Bloomfield, MI (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG07-80RA50345
- OSTI ID:
- 6056014
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/RA/50345-1-Vol.1; ON: DE82002845
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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