Pilot study services will help producers of food and beverage wastes and generators of cellulosic and vegetation-based waste to determine the costs and yield data necessary to validate their feedstock as a viable source for ethanol.
Feasibility studies on proven feedstocks can then be conducted to inform a plant design. The company currently offers phase one and phase two feasibility studies on proven feedstocks.
The diversified pilot plant, which has a capacity of 70,000 proof gallons per year, designs plants with capacities ranging from 50,000 to five million gallons per year. Pilot studies on cellulosic feedstocks such as switchgrass and starch-rich grains and fruits and vegetables will in part provide information needed to scale-up processing capacity.
The company said that a pilot plant study offers clients a higher degree of validation of the business viability for their feedstock prior to constructing a localized processing plant.
Greenbelt Resources also intends to utilize the diversified plant to conduct experiments and testing on proven feedstocks to determine opportunities for increased efficiencies in converting wastes to ethanol.
Pilot study services will begin in third quarter of this year starting at a base fee range of $10,000 to $40,000 depending on the complexity and amount of sample feedstock available for the pilot, the company said.
