Blue Flint Ethanol Studying Biomass as Potential Fuel Source
by Dave Thompson (Prarie Public/Bismark Tribune) Blue Flint Ethanol is considering wheat and corn leftovers as it continues efforts to find new fuel and power sources. The plant is co-located with Great River Energy’s Coal Creek Station coal-fired power plant, near Underwood in McLean County. Coal Creek is scheduled to close in 2022. Blue Flint, owned by Midwest AgEnergy, uses waste steam from Coal Creek as the energy for the refining process.
Blue Flint recently was awarded $155,000 from the state’s Agricultural Products Utilization Commission to conduct research and a feasibility study to use biomass as its fuel source. The group better known as APUC funds developers of North Dakota farm-related products, helping in such areas as research and marketing. READ MORE