Press Release
E³ BioFuels Genesis Plant to Launch on June 28
Mead, Nebraska is Site of Nation's First Closed-Loop Ethanol Plant
CEO Dennis Langley to be joined by Nebraska Gov. Heineman
Media Advisory for Thursday, June 28, 2007
Contacts: Patricia Charles, Adam McDaniel, Peter Kelley (202) 536-5798
MEAD, Neb.–E3 BioFuels-Mead, LLC invites the media to cover the launch of its high-efficiency Genesis Plant in Mead, Neb., at 11 a.m. next Thursday, June 28, to learn firsthand about the revolutionary closed-loop method of making ethanol without fossil fuels.
The event will include a press conference with Gov. Dave Heineman (R-NE), chairman of the national Governors' Ethanol Coalition; David Tuft, director of the climate change campaign at Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington, D.C.; and Dennis Langley, President and CEO of E3 BioFuels, whose vision proved vital in the development of this ethanol plant. Members of the media will also be given a tour of the facility to see E3 BioFuels' pollution-saving ethanol production method in action next to a feedlot with 28,000 beef cattle.
Environmentally friendly because of its cutting-edge technology, the high-efficiency ethanol distillation system at the Genesis Plant gets its energy from biogas derived from cattle manure and cellulosic biomass. In a patented closed-loop system that uses virtually no fossil fuel, the leftover grain is fed wet to the cattle at the nearby feedlot, whose manure in turn powers the plant and creates high-quality fertilizer as a byproduct.
The E3 BioFuels system is also a powerful method of agricultural waste management, protecting the environment from the potential of manure runoff–a significant challenge for livestock farmers–and avoiding the emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. By recycling animal manure into energy instead, the E3 BioFuels system will be an important solution to those water and air pollution problems.
"The E3 BioFuels system lets America get its automotive fuel from the croplands of the Midwest instead of the oilfields of the Mideast," said Dennis Langley. "By successfully demonstrating this technology, the Genesis Plant has made a major contribution to U.S. energy independence and farm waste management, and offers a solution to global warming, as well."
The Genesis Plant in Mead is roughly 30 minutes from Omaha. Members of the media interested in attending the launch are asked to RSVP and make arrangements with Julie Buckner or Kelly Simonson at 818-762-8576.
Schedule of Events for June 28 Launch
- 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.: Press conference with Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, David Tuft, director of the NRDC climate change campaign, and E3 BioFuels President and CEO Dennis Langley.
- 12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.: Tour of the revolutionary Genesis Plant. Media will observe several steps of the process and have the opportunity to ask questions.
- 1-2 p.m.: Lunch served under tent on the premises.
Visitors to Mead are encouraged to use Omaha's Eppley Airfield Airport (OMA), and to stay at the Omaha Marriott, which has been notified to expect members of the press. When calling, please identify yourself as attending the E3 BioFuels event. The Omaha Marriott is located at 10220 Regency Circle, Omaha, 402-399-9000.
For more information on E3 BioFuels and its unique closed-loop system, and to view footage of Dennis Langley and the closed-loop process in action, call Patricia Charles, Adam McDaniel, or Peter Kelley at (202) 536-5798.