Edmonton-based Himark BioGas, which designed and built its first
bio-gas plant near Vegreville, has signed a deal worth $15 million with
Western Plains Energy of Oakley, Kan.
The U.S. facility already
produces ethanol from grain and corn. It will add Himark's patented
Waste-to-Energy system to produce ethanol from manure from local
feedlots, as well as food and human waste.
"This is our first
licence, and the plant will be the largest on-farm biogas producer,
representing 10 per cent of total U.S. production," said Evan Chrapko,
the co-chief executive of Himark, formerly Highmark Renewables.
About
half the $15 million is for a licence payment, with the rest for
additional engineering and design that will be done by Himark to adapt
the unit to the Kansas plant. The Himark digester at the Western Plains
plant will initially have a capacity of 24 million litres per year.
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