Feasibility study report for the Imperial Valley Ethanol Refinery: a 14. 9-million-gallon-per-year ethanol synfuel refinery utilizing geothermal energy

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1981

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6239614· OSTI ID:6239614

The construction and operation of a 14,980,000 gallon per year fuel ethanol from grain refinery in the Imperial Valley of California is proposed. The Imperial Valley Ethanol Refinery (refinery) will use hot geothermal fluid from geothermal resources at the East Mesa area as the source of process energy. In order to evaluate the economic viability of the proposed Project, exhaustive engineering, cost analysis, and financial studies have been undertaken. This report presents the results of feasibility studies undertaken in geothermal resource, engineering, marketing financing, management, environment, and permits and approvals. The conclusion of these studies is that the Project is economically viable. US Alcohol Fuels is proceeding with its plans to construct and operate the Refinery.

• Research Organization: Ultrasystems, Inc., Irvine, CA (USA); U.S. Alcohol Fuels, East Mesa, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: FG07-80RA50308
• OSTI ID: 6239614
• Report Number(s): DOE/RA/50308-1; ON: DE82000288
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
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GEOTHERMAL PROCESS HEAT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
IMPERIAL VALLEY
BIOMASS CONVERSION PLANTS
CALIFORNIA
DESIGN
DIAGRAMS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ENGINEERING
ENVIRONMENT
FINANCING
GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
MARKET
PERMITS
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
ECONOMICS
ENERGY
HEAT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
NORTH AMERICA
PROCESS HEAT
RESOURCES
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WESTERN REGION
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