Tour for corn growers features state-of-the-art technologies on display at brownfield site of new ethanol plant
As reported by Gloria Hafemeister for the Watertown Daily Times
JEFFERSON - When about 100 corn producers from southeastern Wisconsin toured Renew Energy's ethanol plant at Jefferson this week they saw a huge, state-of-the art facility that includes four new technologies.
Scott Busch guided the tour, showing how the high-efficiency, environmentally friendly plant produces ethanol from corn that has first been fractionated - broken down into starch, bran and germ.
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The RENEW Energy ethanol plant in Jefferson is constructed on the abandoned site of a Ladish Company malting operation that had previously been a major employer in Jefferson County. RENEW Energy currently has 70 employees at their state-of-the-art facility.
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