Biorefinery plants to be built in US

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The U.S. Energy Department says it will spend to $654 million to help build renewable energy plants that will turn wood chips, cornstalks and algae into fuel.

The government will team up with private companies to create 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states. Federal officials announced the undertaking at a news conference Friday in Toledo, Ohio, where a pilot plant will turn agriculture and forest waste into diesel fuel.

The list of projects:

• Algenol Biofuels Inc.; Freeport, Texas

• American Process Inc.; Alpena, Mich.
   
• Amyris Biotechnologies Inc.; Emeryville, Calif.
   
• Archer Daniels Midland; Decatur, Ill.
   
• Bluefire LLC; Fulton, Miss.
   
• BioEnergy International LLC; Lake Providence, La.
   
• Clearfuels Technology Inc.; Commerce City, Colo.
   
• Elevance Renewable Sciences; Newton, Iowa
   
• Enerkem Corp.; Pontotoc, Miss.
   
• Gas Technology Institute; Des Plaines, Ill.
   
• Haldor Topsoe Inc.; Des Plaines, Ill.
   
• ICM Inc.; St. Joseph, Mo.
   
• INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC; Vero Beach, Fla.
   
• Logos Technologies; Visalia, Calif.
   
• Renewable Energy Institute International; Toledo, Ohio
   
• Sapphire Energy Inc.; Columbus, N.M.
   
• Solazyme Inc.; Riverside, Pa.
   
• UOP LLC; Kapolei, Hawaii
   
• ZeaChem Inc.; Boardman, Ore.