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E M I FULCRUM BIOENERGY INC. SPRING 2011 “We’re ready to begin construction on what will be one of our country’s first commercial scale garbage-to-ethanol facilities.” // RICK BARRAZA, vice president of administration When completed in 2012, the Sierra BioFuels facility will be able to produce. 10.5 million gallons of ethanol annually and generate electricity for the plant.. The company plans to start construction this summer on its ﬁrst commercial scale production facility in the city of Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc. has plans in place McCarran in Storey County, Nev. Fulto take its garbage-to-ethanol production crum contracted with engineering, protechnology nationwide. curement and construction ﬁrm Fluor to build the $120 million Sierra BioFuels Plant, expected to be funded in part [ BY JIM HARRIS ] ethanol as an additive to traditional through a guaranteed loan from the U.S. One of the biggest energy-related transportation fuel gaining popularity as Department of Energy (DOE). discussions in recent years continues to one of these alternatives, one company “Many companies applied for this be the United States’ dependence on is making plans that could not only help loan in 2009,” Barraza adds. “We are one crude oil and the need to develop altersolve crude oil dependence but also tar- of the ﬁrst biofuels companies that’s gotnative energy sources. With the use of get another major issue in the process. ten this far with the DOE, which I think is a tremendous endorsement for our PROFILE business model and our technology.” Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.. www.fulcrum-bioenergy.com | Headquarters: Pleasanton, Calif. Fulcrum recently completed a $75 Specialty: Ethanol production | Employees: 17 million Series C ﬁnancing providing suf128 emi-magazine.com From Trash To Triumph Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.’s approach to ethanol production differs from many methods in that it doesn’t use a crop or an edible source. Instead, the Pleasanton, Calif.-based ﬁrm uses an abundant source for its ethanol feedstock: garbage. “We’ve evaluated third-party technologies and identiﬁed what we think are two technologies most ready for commercial deployment,” says Rick Barraza, vice president of administration. “We’ve licensed that technology and will use it in our plants to convert household garbage into ethanol.” Fulcrum was founded in 2007 by capital ﬁrms US Renewables Group and Rustic Canyon Partners. ‘A WATERSHED PROJECT’ http://www.emi-magazine.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011
Contents
Clean Fuel
Satellites Are Key
Good Vibrations
News
Latin America Focus
Minera Andres
Ventana Gold Corp.
Zincore Metals
AQM Copper Inc.
Canada Focus
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.
Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corp.
Aurizon Mines
JV Driver
Alderon Resource Corp.
Detour Gold Corp.
Prairie Machine & Parts
Pumps & Pressure Inc.
Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.
Explor Resources Inc.
Trelawney Mining and Exploration Inc.
Advantage Valve Maintenance Ltd.
Silverman Oilfield Services
Rhino Resource Partners LP – Hopedale Mining LLC
Kimble Cos. Inc.
McVay Drilling Co.
MaXfield Inc.
Ellicott Dredges
Scientific Drilling
Becker/SMC Corp.
GasSearch Drilling Services
Crossrock Inc.
Frontier Services Inc.
Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc.
Summit Midstream Partners
Black Hills Bentonite LLC
Energy Companies
The Final Shot

Energy & Mining International - Spring 2011