Why Waste? 10 Hot waste-to-fuels projects

6. Fiberight

Fiberight has developed a Targeted Fuel Extraction process to cost effectively convert MSW into cellulosic biofuel, plant energy and marketable electricity. Fiberight’s TFE process separates, cleans and processes organic and hydrocarbon fractions, then converts the organic fraction into cellulosic biofuel, the hydrocarbon fraction into plant energy and electricity, and the inert fraction into recyclables or beneficial products. Novel technologies such as enzyme recycling and cellulosic sugar concentration have been developed to control costs and the company has tested these processes on a commercial scale.

The company has landed a $25 million USDA loan guarantee, spent $7 million on its Virginia-based pilot, and raised $25 million in equity. Now, the company is aiming at a project in Blairstown, Iowa – especially after the UIowa town found that closure costs associated with its current landfill were higher than expected, prompting the town to redouble efforts to vet various technologies that can reduce the city’s landfilling problems.

More on the company.

In today’s Digest, we preview the projects and prospects for Earth Energy Renewables, Coskata, BioenNW, and Greenwood Fuels – by following the page links below.