Mulberry Ethanol Facility - Bartow, Florida

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AKA

M.E.L.P.

The Mulberry Ethanol Facility was built by Polk Power Partners in 1994. Designed as a Thermal Host for the Mulberry Cogeneration Facility. Built at a cost of over 40 million dollars. It was to produce 6.5 million gallons of fuel grade ethanol per year from grain.

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Package Boiler stacks

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The truck scale ramps, Buliding on the right is the Rail Car Scale.

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Dick Scaffe in the "Control Room"

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RO Unit.

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Grain Handling area, --- Silos, Hammer Mills, Flour Bin... Etc.

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Looking up at the Beerstill (left) and Rectifier.