The company is likely to deliver the system, which is being designed to produce fertilizer and 0.5 million gallons per year (MMGY) fuel-grade ethanol, in 2014.
The customized modular system, which will recycle wheat, will feature proprietary distillation and dehydration modules and a plant-wide implementation of automated process controls.
Standard Ethanol has selected the Greenbelt system following a four-year search, which included visits to the Greenbelt Paso plant in California, and to the University of Florida’s Stan Mayfield Biofuel Center.
Standard Ethanol is likely to use the ethanol to fuel its own irrigation pumps and vehicles or sell it within the local community.
Standard Ethanol director Larry Walsh said the company has selected Greenbelt after an international search based on its technology and versatile business model.
"By adding this system we will gain added value from lower grades of wheat while we also begin to achieve a measure of local energy independence," added Walsh.
