Tuesday, November 18, 2008
AGRESTI Biofuels Advancing Pike County Project.
Pikeville, Ky. – AGRESTI Biofuels, working in partnership with Pike County’s Office of the Judge Executive, has significantly advanced negotiations for the Central Appalachian Ethanol Plant Project in Pike County. AGRESTI and county officials have agreed on preliminary language for the contract and have executed an agreement on terms and conditions. AGRESTI and county officials are hopeful to execute the full contract later this month.
The Central Appalachian Ethanol Plant is a state-of-the-art alternative to landfills that recycles 90 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) into saleable products, including ethanol. The facility does not have any smoke stacks, nor does it consume water in the production of ethanol. It is a fully closed-loop system, making it an excellent partner in Pike County’s comprehensive energy strategy. The 1,600 ton per day facility is expected to produce 20 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. The facility will use a patented weak acid hydrolysis plug flow process invented by Mr. James Titmas of GeneSyst International.
The announcement of the project in Pike County is consistent with the leadership and vision of Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford, for beneficial and sustainable use of solid waste.
“The collaborative use of MSW and yard waste, an abundant and underutilized feed stock, for the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol in Kentucky provides our country an opportunity to greatly reduce our dependency on foreign oil, while addressing our MSW issues and green house gases associated with landfills,” says Judge Rutherford. “This project is especially exciting to us because it is a privately funded investment, provides jobs for the local economy and has a direct positive and profound impact on our environment.”
The project calls for the employment of approximately 120 employees to operate the facility when fully developed.
“Pre-construction activities for Pike County are moving forward for the $200 million project, and we could not be more pleased with the leadership and partnership provided by Judge Wayne T. Rutherford and Roger Ford in moving this project forward,” says Zig Resiak, program director, AGRESTI. “We are firmly committed to utilizing the local workforce in building the state of the art facility in Pike County,” says Resiak.
AGRESTI expects the project to begin in early 2009 and to be completed within two years.
The Central Appalachian Ethanol Plant is a state-of-the-art alternative to landfills that recycles 90 percent of municipal solid waste (MSW) into saleable products, including ethanol. The facility does not have any smoke stacks, nor does it consume water in the production of ethanol. It is a fully closed-loop system, making it an excellent partner in Pike County’s comprehensive energy strategy. The 1,600 ton per day facility is expected to produce 20 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol per year. The facility will use a patented weak acid hydrolysis plug flow process invented by Mr. James Titmas of GeneSyst International.
The announcement of the project in Pike County is consistent with the leadership and vision of Judge/Executive Wayne T. Rutherford, for beneficial and sustainable use of solid waste.
“The collaborative use of MSW and yard waste, an abundant and underutilized feed stock, for the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol in Kentucky provides our country an opportunity to greatly reduce our dependency on foreign oil, while addressing our MSW issues and green house gases associated with landfills,” says Judge Rutherford. “This project is especially exciting to us because it is a privately funded investment, provides jobs for the local economy and has a direct positive and profound impact on our environment.”
The project calls for the employment of approximately 120 employees to operate the facility when fully developed.
“Pre-construction activities for Pike County are moving forward for the $200 million project, and we could not be more pleased with the leadership and partnership provided by Judge Wayne T. Rutherford and Roger Ford in moving this project forward,” says Zig Resiak, program director, AGRESTI. “We are firmly committed to utilizing the local workforce in building the state of the art facility in Pike County,” says Resiak.
AGRESTI expects the project to begin in early 2009 and to be completed within two years.
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