Nuclear-powered ethanol

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Alternate Energy Holdings (PINKSHEETS: AEHI) is considering "incorporating co-generation at its proposed nuclear power plant to produce ethanol."

The proposed plant - which would be located near Bruneau, Idaho - was originally requested by the Rural River Co-op to assist with local farmers' irrigation needs. Subject to regulatory approval, AEHI is considering further involvement in the Idaho agricultural community, primarily by using surplus heat from the plant to lower the high cost of producing bioethanol from locally grown grain.

Thermal integration with an ethanol biorefinery for production of renewable fuels will also reduce the amount of water required for routine operations of the power plant, officials expect, in addition to reduce Idaho's dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Alternate Energy Holdings President and CEO Don Gillispie, himself owner of a small cattle farm in Virginia, said that he would like to see this nuclear plant be of specific benefit to Idaho farmers who, like the majority of Americans, struggle with high energy costs of today.

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