COW POWER. helps fill gas tanks

Posted on May 14, 2010

Cows help you fill your cereal bowl, bake your cake and adorn your pizza. Now right here in Tulare County — cows will help you fill your gas tank. Calgren Renewable Fuels, the Pixley-based ethanol plant, has been awarded a $4.68 million matching grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to utilize dairy cow gas to make ethanol. The money will go to construction of a digester used to break down manure to make clean burning biomethane — the green equivalent of natural gas. (Sierra2thesea News Service)

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CALGREN RENEWABLE FUELS.

california's only operational ethanol plant

Posted on December 20, 2009

Calgren Renewable Fuels, LLC hosted a grand opening and open house in December at the Calgren Pixley Ethanol Production Facility – California's only currently operational ethanol plant. Operating since August 2009, the plant is projected to generate 55 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol, 400,000 tons of animal feed, and 1.5 million gallons of corn oil each year. The plant is powered by an ultra-low NOx gas turbine generator capable of producing 5,800 KW of electricity and process steam. The Pixley plant maintains a carbon footprint much lower than typical plants, and production of ethanol per bushel of corn is high, requiring lower corn usage and less energy to process the corn. All of the products from the plant – ethanol, corn oil, and cattle feed – are distributed locally in the San Joaquin Valley. All in all, the plant is run very efficiently, says President Lyle Schlyer.

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CALGREN. grand opening

Posted on December 5, 2009

The Calgren Ethanol Plant completed construction and began continuously producing ethanol on August 8, 2009. We are hosting a grand opening and open house event on Tuesday, December 8, 2009. We are celebrating a vision that has now become a reality and want to share it with the community. We are offering personalized tours of the plant and guest speakers along with food and drinks.

PLANT. construction progress

Posted on January 20, 2008

The 55 million gallon ethanol plant will be located directly adjacent North of the J.D. Heiskell Feed Mill at the bottom of the photo. The Union Pacific RR and Hwy 99 are directly adjacent along the East side of the property line. Corn feed stock for the ethanol plant will be delivered to the Heiskell facility from the Midwest by 100 car shuttle trains, then transferred via elevators and conveyers to the ethanol plant for processing. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2008.