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State OKs ethanol plant near Hereford
HEREFORD, Texas Texas has issued an air permit for Panda
Energy Group to build a 100 (M) million gallon
biomass-fueled ethanol plant east of Hereford.
Dallas-based Panda says the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality had approved the permit for the
plant.
The ethanol unit will be built on land near the
municipal wastewater treatment plant.
The plant expects to use about 600-thousand gallons of
treated wastewater daily.
Panda says the Hereford plant is the first ethanol
project in the state to receive an air permit under new
review procedures.
The Hereford Brand reports the company has agreements
with 18 feedlots that will supply manure for fueling the
plant.
It's negotiating with Hereford to purchase water and
with Xcel Energy for electricity, The Hereford Brand
reported.
The ethanol plant is expected to employ about 60 people.
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