FPL Energy to Use Citrus Peels for Ethanol Plant

FPL Energy, LLC signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Citrus Energy, LLC, of Boca Raton, FL, to develop a commercial-scale citrus peel to ethanol plant.

The cellulosic ethanol plant will be owned and operated by FPL Energy and is expected to produce four million gallons of ethanol per year. It will be located on the grounds of a local Florida citrus processor.


FPL Energy said that ethanol from citrus peel could result in a new Florida industry producing over 60 million gallons of fuel per year, which could replace about one percent of Florida’s annual gasoline consumption.

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