It is nice to see Ensyn's progress with commercializing their fast pyrolysis process. We designed fuel feeding equipment for them when they were building a pilot system at a university n about 1980. Tom
Header Press Release You are subscribed to USDA Office of Communications. Release No. 0338.15 Contact: Jay Fletcher (202) 690-0498 Deborah Callahan (706) 546-2162 USDA Provides Loan Guarantee Conditional Commitment to Build Georgia Biofuel Plant WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2015 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a conditional commitment for a $70 million loan guarantee to help build a cellulosic biorefinery in central Georgia. 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This loan commitment is the most recent example of our support for President Obama's 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy, which includes alternative and renewable fuel sources." Ensyn Georgia Biorefinery I, LLC (Ensyn) will construct and operate a cellulosic biofuel refinery in Dooly County, Georgia. The company will produce 20 million gallons of renewable fuel per year employing its Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP) technology. RTP uses a fast thermal process to convert non-food-based feedstocks into biobased fuels. Ensyn will convert 440 dry tons of woody biomass into a renewable fuel oil (RFO) product. There is an abundant supply of woody biomass near the plant due to excess forest materials in the region. However, Ensyn can use a variety of other non-food cellulosic feedstocks as well. The renewable fuel oil will be used as a heating oil replacement and as a renewable feedstock for diesel and gasoline production at refineries. The project will lead to the direct employment of up to 138 people, including nearly 70 permanent jobs when the plant is fully operational. Ensyn has a 25-year track record with its RTP technology and currently supports the operation of six commercial RTP facilities. The company has additional commercial plants under development in Canada and Brazil with its joint venture partners. The Lender of Record under the loan guarantee is Citi. Congress extended the Biorefinery Assistance Program in the 2014 Farm Bill and expanded it to include renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing. The program provides guarantees for loans made by commercial lenders to fund the development of biorefineries for the production of advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals and biobased product manufacturing facilities. Today's announcement builds on USDA's continuing efforts to help grow the U.S. biobased industry. 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