The Sierra Biofuels refinery could be the first of its kind to begin US commercial operation if construction starts next spring and a mid-2011 timetable for completion is met, vice-president Rick Barraza tells Recharge . All necessary local and state permits have been obtained.
Up to 60 permanent workers will be employed at the facility, which will convert 90,000 tonnes of pre-sorted rubbish first into syngas, and then into 40 million litres of ethanol a year.
