Profile: Company
GR BioEnergy's objective is to develop and operate industrial scale biorefineries and associated feedstock supply-chain systems in Western and Upstate New York.
Current federal energy and ecomonic stimulus policies are increasingly supportive of Alternative Energy initiatives including production of cellulosic ethanol using wood and agriculture waste and other renewable feedstock such as hardwoods [shrub willow] and grasses [switchgrass].
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The purpose of Genesee Regional BioEnergy will be to provide initial stage development equity for a single-purpose “biomass to energy” project in western New York State, where biomass will be converted to cellulosic ethanol, renewable power and clean water. Our flagship project is a 10 million gallons/year (mgy), expandable to 50+ mgy, Bio-Refinery located at Eastman Business Park in Rochester supported by agricultural waste, corn stover, shipped by rail from 150-200 thousand acres of currently under-utilized agricultural lands in rural Western New York.
The project is currently estimated to cost $75-80 million, reaching $300-325 at full build out. It is anticipated that the plant will directly employ 70+ individuals and will produce ethanol, lignin (substitute fuel source for coal or transformable into wood pellets for residential or commercial use), and other secondary industrial chemicals. The project will take utilize conversion technologies from companies including Inbicon A/S (a part of Denmark’s largest energy company at $9 billion revenue) and Renew Energy A/S (an international process engineering firm based in Denmark), plus other companies. The BioEnergy project will succeed based on the strength of the team, the proven process technology and the strong economic performance model/equity structure.
