Ethanol Facility Development

1
Ethanol Facility Development

• Matt Sederstrom, Project Developer
• FAGEN, INC.

2
Who We Are
Fagen, Inc. is a heavy industrial design-build
contractor specializing in the Energy Industry.
3
Office Locations
Corporate OfficeGranite Falls, MN Columbus
Regional OfficeColumbus, NE Southeast Regional
OfficeTaylors, SC
4
Ethanol Plant Participation
Since 1986, Fagen, Inc. has participated in
bringing more ethanol capacity online than any
other company. We have been involved in the
construction and development of over 50 ethanol
plants nationwide.
5
Fuel Ethanol Plant Participation
COMPLETED PLANTS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
6
Typical 40MGY Facility
PLATTE VALLEY FUEL ETHANOL CENTRAL CITY, NE
7
overview
Hammer Mill
JetCooker
CO2
Corn
Enzymes
Slurry Tank
Mash Cooling
Liquefaction
Water Sources
Fermentation
Molecular Sieves
Yeast
5 Gasoline
200 Proof Denatured EthanolFinal Product
200 Proof Ethanol
190 Proof Ethanol
Beer
DDGSFinalProduct
Distillation System
Drum Dryer
Wet Cake
Syrup
Thin Stillage
Whole Stillage
Centrifuge
Condensate To Methanator
Evaporators
8
Project Responsibilities

• Feasibility Study 1st Step
• Leadership Divide and Conquer via committees
• Committee Responsibilities
• Short vs. Main Line Railroad Considerations

9
Criteria of a Feasibility Study

• Corn Availability and Price
• Rail Roads / Highways
• Natural Gas/ Coal access
• Water
• Electricity
• End Product Markets (EtOH and DDGS)
• Other

10
(No Transcript)
11
Leadership Committee breakdown
12
Committee Responsibilities

• Procurement/Marketing (Research)
• Grain Procurement/Risk Mgmt
• Energy Procurement Gas/Coal, Electric
• Ethanol, DDGS, CO2 Marketers
• Livestock
• RailRoad

13
Committee Responsibilities

• Site Selection/Permitting/Const.
• Site Selection Matrix
• Permitting Oversight
• Surveys, Soil Borings, Other Eng.
• Construction Manager?
• Utility/Railroad Issues

14
Short vs. Main Line Railroad Considerations

• Grain Origination
• Frequency of service
• Number of cars being offloaded
• Main Line unit trains, Short Line ?
• Time to unload cars
• Switching fees between main/short line

15
Short vs. Main Line Railroads
Short vs. Main Line Railroad Considerations

• Outbound Product
• Destination of outbound product?
• Frequency of service
• Number of cars for best shipping rate
• Time to turn around cars
• Switching fees between main/short line
• Condition and reliability of the rail
• 286,000 car capacity needed on system, not just
  the rail at the plant

16
QUESTIONS COMMENTS