Located in America's heartland, our Russell, Kansas plant takes advantage of
locally grown milo and sorghum as its feedstock. In keeping with White Energy's
environmentally friendly approach to production, the facility utilizes state of
the art technology to reduce water consumption. In 2008, the facility was
awarded General Electric's Ecomagination Award for its efforts in water
conservation .
Nameplate Production Capacity
- 45 million gallons per year (MGPY), currently operating at
50 MGPY
Operations History
- Construction completed in October 2001
- Acquired from U.S. Energy Partners, LLC in May 2006
Operating Information
- Located within a self-contained, integrated complex designed to take advantage
of synergistic effect of processing wheat into vital wheat gluten
- Grain inputs: Milo
- Production process: Dry grind milling
- By-products
- Distillers wet grain (DWG)
- Dry distillers grain (DDG)
- 36 million pounds per year of vital wheat gluten
Power source: The City of Russell, Kansas, in partnership with
U.S. Energy Partners, LLC operates a 15-MW Combined Heat and
Power (CHP) system. The CHP system provides the total electric
requirements of the ethanol plant (3 MW), has the capability
of providing up to 65% of the steam requirements of the ethanol
production process, and provides 12 MW of electric power to service
the citizens of Russell, Kansas, and the surrounding area.
  
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