Table 3
Biomass-fuel processing plants: Commercial and quasi-commercial facilities in North America.
Location Process Fuel Capacity (mil. gal.) Primary Input Yield (gal/ton) Status
Ottawa, Canada Process (4): acid hydrolysis & fermentation 1 wheat
straw
72 occasional short operation periods
Lacassine, LA Process (4): acid hydrolysis & fermentation woodchips
bagasse
under construction
Pollock, LA Process (3a): Gasification & catalysis 110 woodchips 58 planning
Knoxville, Tennessee Process (3b): gasification & fermentation 13 (& 14 Mega-Watts of electricity) Municipal solid waste 59 planning