Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) and Canadian Dairy Distillery of Almonte, Ont., have begun construction of a $41 million ethanol plant in Constantine, Michigan.
The facility will convert 14,000 tons of milk permeate, a byproduct of dairy processing, into 2.2 million gallons of ethanol per year. This ethanol blended into gasoline will reduce carbon emissions by 14,500 tons per year.
This reduction represents five per cent of the carbon footprint associated with the milk processed at Constantine.
Canadian Dairy Distillery is best known in Ontario for its VODKow liquor.
