Husky Lloydminster Ethanol Plant
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The Husky Lloydminster Ethanol Plant is located in Lloydminster
, Saskatchewan
, Canada
next to the Husky Lloydminster Refinery
and Meridian Power Station
. The plant is owned by Husky Energy
and produces 130 million litres of ethanol
per year. In Canada ethanol is blended into gasoline. The plant feedstock for the facility is non-food feed-grade wheat purchased from local growers; however the plant is also capable of using corn as a feed-stock. The feed-stock is milled, cooked, fermented, distilled and dehydrated resulting in ethanol fuel and the remaining waste material is processed into a high protein feed
supplement.
The plant was constructed at a cost of between $90–95 Million Canadian, and came on line in 2006.
Lloydminster
Lloydminster is a Canadian city which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan...
, Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
next to the Husky Lloydminster Refinery
Husky Lloydminster Refinery
The Husky Lloydminster Refinery is an oil refinery located in the city of Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada owned by Husky Energy. The refinery provides oil products, primarily 30 different grades of asphalt , as well as light distillate, kerosene distillate, atmospheric gas oil, light vacuum gas...
and Meridian Power Station
Meridian Power Station
Meridian Power Station is a natural gas fired station owned by TransAlta and Husky Energy, located in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. The station is operated by TransAlta Cogeneration.- Description :...
. The plant is owned by Husky Energy
Husky Energy
Husky Energy Inc. is a large integrated Canadian energy company based in Calgary, Alberta. Husky's foundation is in Western Canada, where it has extensive conventional oil and natural gas assets, significant heavy oil production and a range of midstream and downstream operations, including...
and produces 130 million litres of ethanol
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
per year. In Canada ethanol is blended into gasoline. The plant feedstock for the facility is non-food feed-grade wheat purchased from local growers; however the plant is also capable of using corn as a feed-stock. The feed-stock is milled, cooked, fermented, distilled and dehydrated resulting in ethanol fuel and the remaining waste material is processed into a high protein feed
supplement.
The plant was constructed at a cost of between $90–95 Million Canadian, and came on line in 2006.