The U.S Energy Department announced $114 million in grants on Tuesday for four companies with plans to build small scale biorefineries to test the production of cellulosic ethanol.
The grants will cover roughly a third of the cost of the projects in Missouri, Oregon, Colorado and Wisconsin.
The companies selected are ICM Inc., of Colwich, Kansas, which will build a facility in St. Joseph, Missouri; Lignol Innovations Inc., of Berwyn, Pennsylvania, which will build in Commerce City, Colorado; Pacific Ethanol Inc., of Sacramento, California, which will build in Boardman, Oregon; and Stora Enso North America of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, which will build in Wisconsin Rapids.
According to a release, Pacific Ethanol Inc. will receive $24.3 million and each of the other three companies $30 million.
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