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Facility ID: 68862VRSNR48267
Facility Name and Address: GREENAMERICA BIOFUELS ORD LLC 48267 VAL-E RD ORD, NE 68862 Parent Company: PILOT TRAVEL CENTERS LLC Industry: Ethyl Alcohol Manufacturing (325193) Chemical: Ammonia Reports: View TRI Facility profile report for this facility View TRI Form R submissions by this facility |
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Reporting Year | Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity | Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity | Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information* |
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2019 |
Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. |
Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - Ethanol production is regulated by TTB and EPA and specifications for fuel grade ethanol are regulated by both agencies. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Enogen corn reduced our alpha requirements. More environmentally responsible because we dont have to ship a separateproduct or use plastic containers to hold it. Benefits include: Increase in yield, Reduction in energy costs, reducing gas, electricityand water consumption (This is a huge benefit for the environment), Less transportation time, due to the finished productcoming from local suppliers. Usually within minutes of the plants. Shorter transportation time of a dry product, should have areduced risk of spills vs a liquid product needing to be shipped OTR. The facility reevaluated many chemicals used when tryingto align with FSMA and moved to GRAS chemicals. MOC-ORD-2017-01-30: Added hard piping to connect rail and truck offload.Eliminated the use of a hose, significant reduction to risk of spills/releases. MOC-ORD-2017-05-08: Extended a discharge pipe fromevap level indicators to distillation sump. Prevents and contains release of process materials. MOC-ORD-2018-04-13: Retrofit drainhub on molecular sieves and replaced sieve beads. Helped upgrade plants original sieves, intended to improve plant production -makes plant more efficient. MOC-ORD-2018-10-14: Added a flow meter on to seal water line to help identify leaks potentiallylowers water consumption. Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - This facility already installed and utilizes BACT/MACT technology across its emission control systems. Upgrades to Ultra LowNOx burners in the Thermal Oxidizer systems were previously completed. This facility recycles solid wastes for all availableproducts. This facility eliminated the use of anhydrous ammonia due to the potential significant risk to people and theenvironment by switching to a different pH control system and different enzymes. Source Reduction: Methods for Identifying Pollution Prevention Opportunities - Green Plains intends to continue to reduce its greenhouse-gas and other air emissions through adoption of new technologies,improved and more efficient operations for several years. Green plains had always maintained BACT and MACT guidance/standard mandate for air pollution control. We additionally have spent millions of dollars on environmental upgrades to reducedemissions and improved the environment. These include flue-gas scrubbers that dramatically slash emissions of sulfur dioxide,nitrogen oxide and particulate matter, and flare-gas recovery systems that capture and recycle gases that otherwise would beflared. By maintaining our emphasis on reliability, operational excellence and enhanced incident investigations, we will continueto target best-in-class environmental performance. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Improving recycling efforts: Our facility operations mostly generates non-hazardous solid waste consisting of paper, plastics,scrap metals, used oils, food wastes and wooden pallets. All those generated wastes were recycled where such service isavailable. We promote consistent waste management practices throughout our company. These efforts aid in reducing theamount of waste sent to landfills. Our goal is to reduce the amount of waste we send to landfills and increase the amount ofmaterials recycled every year. |
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2018 |
Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas
Barriers: B5-Barriers to P2 B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. |
Barriers to P2: B5 - Specific regulatory/permit burdens. - Ethanol production is regulated by TTB and EPA and specifications for fuel grade ethanol are regulated by both agencies. Other Environmental Practices: Recycling - Improving recycling efforts: Our facility operations mostly generates non-hazardous solid waste consisting of paper, plastics, scrap metals, used oils, food wastes and wooden pallets. All those generated wastes were recycled where such service is available. We promote consistent waste management practices throughout our company. These efforts aid in reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Our goal is to reduce the amount of waste we send to landfills and increase the amount of materials recycled every year. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Enogen corn reduced our alpha requirements. More environmentally responsible because we dont have to ship a separate product or use plastic containers to hold it. Benefits include: Increase in yield, Reduction in energy costs, reducing gas, electricity and water consumption (This is a huge benefit for the environment), Less transportation time, due to the finished product coming from local suppliers. Usually within minutes of the plants. Shorter transportation time of a dry product, should have a reduced risk of spills vs a liquid product needing to be shipped OTR. The facility reevaluated many chemicals used when trying to align with FSMA and moved to GRAS chemicals. MOC-ORD-2017-01-30: Added hard piping to connect rail and truck offload. Eliminated the use of a hose, significant reduction to risk of spills/releases. MOC-ORD-2017-05-08: Extended a discharge pipe from evap level indicators to distillation sump. Prevents and contains release of process materials. MOC-ORD-2018-04-13: Retrofit drain hub on molecular sieves and replaced sieve beads. Helped upgrade plants original sieves, intended to improve plant production - makes plant more efficient. MOC-ORD-2018-10-14: Added a flow meter on to seal water line to help identify leaks potentially lowers water consumption. Source Reduction: Methods for Identifying Pollution Prevention Opportunities - Green Plains intends to continue to reduce its greenhouse-gas and other air emissions through adoption of new technologies, improved and more efficient operations for several years. Green plains had always maintained BACT and MACT guidance/ standard mandate for air pollution control. We additionally have spent millions of dollars on environmental upgrades to reduced emissions and improved the environment. These include flue-gas scrubbers that dramatically slash emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and particulate matter, and flare-gas recovery systems that capture and recycle gases that otherwise would be flared. By maintaining our emphasis on reliability, operational excellence and enhanced incident investigations, we will continue to target best-in-class environmental performance. Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - This facility already installed and utilizes BACT/MACT technology across its emission control systems. Upgrades to Ultra Low NOx burners in the Thermal Oxidizer systems were previously completed. This facility recycles solid wastes for all available products. This facility eliminated the use of anhydrous ammonia due to the potential significant risk to people and the environment by switching to a different pH control system and different enzymes. |