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Table 8.2 Commercial scale bioethanol plants in operation [54]

Project owner Capacity
(startup year) Location Feed material Technology (t/y)
Beijing Caofeidian, Waste gases Fermentation 46,000
Shougang China
LanzaTech New
Energy
Technology Co.,
Ltd. (2018)
Borregaard Sarpsborg, Sulfite-spent Fermentation 15,800
Industries AS Norway liquor from
(1938) spruce wood
pulping
Cane Piracicaba, Bagasse Fermentation 2400
Technology Brazil
Center (2012)
Enerkem Alberta Edmonton, Postsorted Gasification 30,000
Biofuels LP Canada municipal solid
(2014) waste
Gevo (2006) Luverne, Forest residues Fermentation 54,000
United States
GranBio (2014) Sao Miguel, Sugarcane Fermentation 65,000
Brazil bagasse and
straw
Henan Tianguan Zhenping, Wheat/corn Fermentation 10,000
Group (2009) China stover
Henan Tianguan Nanyang, Lignocellulosics Fermentation 30,000
Group (2011) China
Longlive Bio- Yucheng, Corn cob Fermentation 60,000
technology Co. China
Ltd. (2012)
POET-DSM Emmetsburg, Agricultural Fermentation 75,000
Advanced United States residues
Biofuels (2014)
Quad-County Galva, United Corn kernel Fermentation 6000
Corn Processors States fiber
(2014)
Raizen Energia Costa Pinto, Bagasse Fermentation 31,600
(2015) Brazil

operation throughout the world (Fig. 8.7), which is almost 38% of the world’s total
commercial plants. So far, the United States has established four commercial-scale,
second-generation ethanol plants. Brazil targeted increasing the Raizen’s plant capac-
ity to 14 million liters in 2017.