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It is an on line magazine targeting ethanol fuel producers. Lots of articles about producing ethanol fuel and lots of great links to other related sites like Distillers Grain Quarterly, or Biodiesel magazine,etc.
Did you know that one of the major roadblocks in developing ethanol plants/production is finding qualified people? Imagine how you would interview with them - bring in a few samples of your own ethanol production and see how they like it? Could be one of the best job interviews you ever went on.
What Comes First?
In the past five years ethanol plants have popped up across the countryside, but the vast number of employees required to run those plants has not materialized as quickly. That has led renewable energy companies, ethanol plants, technical colleges and universities to collaborate and provide the much-needed training of tomorrow’s ethanol producers.
By Hope Deutscher
With nearly 200 ethanol production plants dotting the U.S. landscape, the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council estimates the industry has created almost 238,541 jobs in all sectors of the economy—more than 46,000 jobs in the manufacturing sector.
EPIC also projects the increase in gross output resulting from the ongoing production of a 50 MMgy ethanol plant supports the creation of more than 800 jobs in all sectors of a local economy; a 100 MMgy plant will generate almost 1,600 new jobs. It is estimated that by 2022 more than 1.1 million jobs could be created as a result of the ongoing production of ethanol and the construction of new capacity.
In the past five years, the ethanol industry has doubled its annual production capacity, and production demands will top 36 billion gallons by 2022 to meet federal standards.
All across the country, skilled individuals are considered to be the key to the continued success of the ethanol industry, prompting plant managers, renewable fuels companies and educational institutions to work together to train and educate the leaders of tomorrow’s ethanol plants.
Nebraska Training Program
Nebraska ranks second in ethanol production nationally, and is the largest ethanol producer west of the Missouri River. Twenty-two ethanol plants provide more than $1.4 billion in capital investment in the state and employ approximately 1,000 Nebraskans.