Central Iowa Energy Update June 9, 2006

Greetings from Central Iowa Energy.

Recent pictures of the site.

Update 6/5 – 6/9
Contractors on Site    Number of Workers
Todd & Sargent  
    General		 17
Story Construction  
    Construction Company		 32
Yeager  
   Plumber		 4
Interstates Electric  
    Electricians 		6
Terracon  
    Inspector		 1
Alliant Energy  
    Electric Company		 2
Machin L.C.
    Welder 		1
Total    63


Work done at the site this week includes:

  • Back fill of process & load-out area
  • Set iron frame in process building
  • Set roof and walls in the maintenance building
    • Will also be used as a storage and fabrication building during construction
  • Poured floor in maintenance building
  • Continued to pour footings and walls in process and pre-treat areas
  • Ran underground plumbing in the pre-cast utility area
  • Ran electrical to the load-out area and ran the main electric runs from transformer to transformer to switch gear
  • Plumbers set drains in the upper floor of utility room
  • Installed signs and gates on the property
  • Set electrical block outs
  • Formed piers that will hold piping racks from tank farm to load-out
  • Formed and poured walls surrounding Hydrochloric Acid
  • Piped the load-out and fire pump area
  • Poured load-out slab and stairways
  • Welded underground pipe for rail area
  • Loads of material continue to arrive


Some links of interest in the renewable fuels industry:

Iowa finds first soybean aphids near Ames at end of May
http://www.stopsoybeanrust.com/viewStory.asp?StoryID=840

Chrysler to Highlight 'Flex-Fuel' Cars (Detroit Free Press)
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...

Biodiesel Production Begins at Western Iowa Energy Near Wall Lake
http://www.grainnet.com/info/articles.html?type=bn&ID=34664

USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates: 2006/07
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/...

Analysis: Are biofuels the answer? (UPI)
http://news.monstersandcritics.com/energywatch/features/article...

Oil giant says Europe must do more to back biodiesel
http://www.timesofmalta.com/core/article.php?id=226417

Digging Into the Ethanol Debate (Wall Street Journal)
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/...

 

Have a good weekend.

Tobin Bush
Project Coordinator

Central Iowa Energy, LLC
3426 East 28th St N
Newton, IA 50208
Phone: 641-791-1010
cie@iowatelecom.net


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