Oswego County Legislature Chairman Barry Leemann said recently that the project is likely years away and that if it moves ahead, the number of cattle could be limited: “We may say they can only have 15,000 cows,†he said. The project would not be economically feasible at 15,000 cows and therefore could not be located in Oswego County. To place such a limit on the project would effectively prevent the project from occurring.
In response to Ryan Mordan’s article, “Audience Skeptical of Proposed Bion Ethanol-From-Cattle Project†(Wednesday, July 14, 2010), we would like to highlight some benefits to the Bion project that have been overlooked.
After an investment of approximately $25 million and months of capital work, the 100-million-gallon-per-year ethanol manufacturing plant began operations in late June and sold its first shipment of corn-based ethanol on June 30.
Ethanol production is at a temporary standstill at Northeast Biofuels as the company works out performance-related issues at the plant with its contractor, Lurgi PSI, Inc. The plant has experienced several production outages since the initial startup, according to plant manager Brian Roach. The most recent outage started Thursday.
After two years of construction, Northeast Biofuels sold its first shipment of ethanol Friday. Fastrac Markets purchased the ethanol for blending as “E-10,†which will be sold at Fastrac locations throughout Central New York. The next step for NEB is to focus on sustainability, according to plant manager Brian Roach.
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