Door Closing on Tapping into South Carolina’s Wood Waste
by Sarita Chourey (SavannahNow.com/Savannah Morning News) A biofuels company that has been sizing up South Carolina’s wood waste potential will not build a biofuels operation in the state, according to a statement Tuesday from Colorado-based Red Rock Biofuels.
“At this time, Red Rock has no active plans for a refinery in South Carolina,” said Jen Kaye, who works for the communications firm representing Red Rock.
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The feasibility study was completed more than two months ago, but SCCEBA declined to provide the draft to a reporter until the document was ready for public release. Two studies were completed with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, one focused on industrial biofuel production from algae in Colleton County and another on creating biofuels from waste-wood products in Clarendon County. READ MORE