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The Tennessee Biofuels Initiative led by the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Foundation and bolstered by hefty funding from the State will partner with DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC (DDCE) to construct a pilot-scale biorefinery and state-of-the-art research and development facility for cellulosic ethanol. The facility, to be built in Niles Ferrry Industrial Park 30 miles south of Knoxville in Vonore, Tennessee, will process two non-food feedstocks -- corncobs and switchgrass -- from farms around the Innovation Valley.
The biorefinery is expected to give hard-hit Tennessee farmers additional market opportunities.
Plant capacity will be 250,000 gallons of cellulosic ethanol annually. Site preparations are scheduled to begin this fall, and ethanol should be available from the pilot plant by December 2009.
Innovation Valley's economic development community is upbeat about the expanded partnership.
"Obviously, the cost of energy has gone up, and shows little sign of retreating," says Doug Lawyer, the Knoxville Chamber's director of economic development. "The Innovation Valley is uniquely positioned to lead the way to the commercialization of new technologies. The region's assets will also help the companies that develop those technologies become successful."
Biofuels research is also a major research area at nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which is managed by the University of Tennessee in partnership with Battelle. The National Transportation Research Center is also located in the Innovation Valley.
Ground-breaking ceremonies at the Niles Ferry site are scheduled for September.
"We are eager to get the steel in the ground," said DuPont Danisco Technology Leader John Pierce.
"The technical breadth and execution capabilities of DuPont Danisco raises the national and international profile of the Tennessee Biofuels Initiative and confirms the State of Tennessee as a leader in the development of cellulosic ethanol," said UT President John Petersen said.
In 2007 the Tennessee legislature set aside $40.7 million toward the construction of a pilot biorefinery. These funds will be combined with as-yet unspecified investment from DuPont Danisco to construct the Innovation Valley facility.
Biomass ethanol research and production is "fundamental to positioning Tennessee to take advantage of the economic opportunities of the future," said Gov. Phil Bredesen.
The business plan developed by UT Institute of Agriculture researchers ultimately envisions a biofuels industry capable of supplementing 30 percent of Tennessee's current petroleum consumption.
Innovation Valley Inc. is a regional partnership created of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce, Knoxville Chamber, Loudon County Economic Development Agency, Oak Ridge Economic Partnership, The Roane Alliance, and Tellico Reservoir Development Agency. For more information about the Knoxville-Oak Ridge Innovation Valley, visit www.innovationvalleyinc.org/ or call Garrett Wagley at the Knoxville Chamber, 1-865-637-4550
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