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$30 Million Biofuel Plant Could Locate In Jay
July 20, 2010
An Orlando company wants to build a $30 million bio-fuels plant near Jay, but the Santa Rosa County Commission wants more information before revenue bonds are issued in their name.
The Integrated Energy Partners, Inc. facility near Jay would use agricultural products to create biodiesel fuel, kerosene, propane and electricity. The plant would provide about 30 jobs and eventually employee about 50 people in five years.
Santa Rosa County would not be financially responsible for the bonds, but would issue them on behalf of the energy company. Since the county’s name would be used obtain financing for the company. Commissioner Chairman Gordon Goodwin he wanted more information before making a decision about a project using the county’s name. A principal in Integrated Energy Partners, Rodney Higgins, said he should be able to provide that information to the commission by a workshop meeting on August 9.
According to documentation provided by Integrated Energy Partners, the company would use seeds from the Camelina plant in the winter and other traditional year-round crops, including cotton seed, to produce their biofuels. In addition, municipal and other waste products would be used as fuel.
The company said it has secured purchase agreements with farmers involving about 10,000 acres in the Florida Panhandle and has an “in principle” agreement with a municipality for their waste.
At startup, the company plans to have a 5-12 megawatt electricity generation capacity. They would be able to produce, according to documents provided to the commission, a yearly output of 3 million gallons of biodiesel, 9 million gallons of kerosene, 353 thousand gallons of cellulosic alcohol, 437 thousand gallons of propane and 47.8 MWH of electricity.
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” . . .have a 5-12 megawatt electricity generation capacity. …. 47.8 MWH of electricity.”
47.8 megawatt-hours per year divided by 365 days per year divided by 24 hours per day equals 5,457 watts of power. About what you would get out of a 5.5 kilowatt generator, if they make such.
So either they put out more than 47.8 megawatt-hours of energy or they don’t run all the time.
5 megawatts times 24 hours per day times 365 days per year equals 43,800 megawatt-hours per year of energy
12 megawatts times 24 hours per day times 365 days per year equals 105,120 megawatt-hours per year of energy
Something’s off, just don’t know what. Power generation is a good thing. The numbers just don’t add up as given.
I think it would be great for the community il help in any way i can .
All it can do is help and that is what we need
I hope the county gives them the bonds! This is what we need not only in this county but this country!!!
How could this be any worse than H2S? I hope the commissioners work with them to bring this industry.
yes
This is a major win for jay and farmers , hope they don’t screw this up
YELLAR, it seems the Santa Rosa COunty Commissioners are taking a page out of Escambia’s playbook and are trying to run them off…If you read the PNJ article, it sounds like they are doing everything in their power to demonize the company…and from what I have read the SRBOCC have nothing to back up their claims, at least not yet…This company has been cooperating with the commissioners demands…not sure why Goodwin sems to be on this witch hunt…
At least it is in Santa Rosa County If this plant was to want to set up in Escambia County the leaders would run it off for more low paying tourist jobs.
I have been visiting Jay for a number of years to see my fiance and have always said Jay would be a prime area for Biofuel experiments and production.
I have produced small scale biodiesel for a number of years and always try to buy it if I can. I purchased my truck just because it was compatible with biodiesel. 2006 chevy 2500HD. It now chases around the UK without any problems.
Jay need to step forward and be at the forefront of this technology, as they used to be a producer of crude oil, Now they should show they can produce Biofuels. I would jump at the chance to come and work there.