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ENERGY PRODUCTS OF IDAHO PROVIDES COAL FIRED ENERGY SYSTEM FOR ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITYFor Immediate Release Contact: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho USA, May 2006 . . . Energy Products of Idaho (EPI), a leading provider of alternative energy systems, provided an advanced clean-coal fluidized bed system for the Corn, LP ethanol production facility in Goldfield, Iowa. EPI's fluidized bed technology offers excellent operating characteristics and superior emissions performance while providing a method of extracting usable energy out of a wide variety of fuels. EPI’s energy system at the Goldfield plant will meet stringent air emissions requirements established by the plant operating permit. The system converts over 100,000 tons per year of Wyoming, Powder River Basin coal into the steam energy required in the ICM, Inc. ethanol production process. The coal replaces natural gas, normally used to support the production of ethanol, resulting in significant savings in energy costs for the plant. The unique design of the EPI fluidized bed facilitates the use of 100% of the distillers grain dryer exhaust as a portion of the fluidized bed air supply. The thermal oxidizing environment of the fluidized bed completely destroys the volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) contained in the dryer exhaust. This arrangement eliminates the need for separate, costly, energy intensive, thermal oxidizers. EPI has supplied fluidized bed energy systems for nearly 40 years and has more than 100 installations worldwide. Specializing in converting difficult waste products into usable forms of energy, EPI has more fluidized bed systems operating on a wider variety of fuels than any other supplier. EPI has twice received Power Magazine’s prestigious "Power Plant of the Year" award for facilities in the USA. Over the past two years, EPI has been awarded six contracts for energy systems in the ethanol industry. These systems are fueled on biomass and coal. EPI is proud to partner with ICM, Inc. to produce this state-of-the-art facility. |