Renewables Facilities
¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Renewables - Aurora
One ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Place
Aurora,
SD 57002
United States
Overview
The ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Aurora plant, located on 420 acres about 60 miles north of Sioux Falls and just east of Brookings, produces ethanol, distillers grains livestock feed and fuel- and feed-grade corn oil. Corn is purchased from within 50 miles.
Aurora By the Numbers
- ~65 employees
- 140 million gallons per year ethanol production capacity
- 368,000 tons pers year dried distillers grains production
- 49 million bushels per year corn processing capacity
- More than $358,000 contributed to the local United Way through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches since 2017
- $145,000 from the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Texas Open and Benefit for Children to local charities nominated by employees over the last five years
- Nearly 7,700 hours volunteered by Aurora plant employees supporting local nonprofits from 2017-2021
In Our Community
Aurora Employees Give Back
Volunteer Hours
Nearly 7,700 hours volunteered by Aurora plant employees supporting local nonprofits from 2017-2021. Some of these local charities and events include Harvest Table, Brookings Backpack Project, Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program and Aurora Ditch Cleanup.
Benefiting Children
A total of $145,000 from the ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ Texas Open and Benefit for Children to local charities nominated by employees over the last five years.
United Way Giving
More than $358,000 contributed to the local United Way through employee pledges, additional donations and company matches since 2017.
Environmentally Responsible Operations
Best-in-class environmental performance through reliability, operational excellence, and investments in renewable energy.
Excellence in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Compliance and Discharge, 2018-2019, Aurora plant.
Pending recognition under the EPA’s Efficient Producer Program for superior process efficiency – through reduced on-site energy consumption, increased fuel output and/or use of biomass or biogas from certain sources to reduce process energy greenhouse gas emissions.
Safety Awards & Honors
Multiple quarterly ¿Û¿Û´«Ã½ STAR Metric awards for achieving no incidents in five key areas of process safety, reliability, environmental, rail safety, and policy and procedure compliance.
Local Information
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About Aurora
¿Û¿Û´«Ã½â€™s Aurora ethanol plant was the first of its design to be built for an original production capacity of 100 million gallons per year.
Population: 691 in 2017
- 3 miles east of Brookings
- 2 miles south of Hwy. 14
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Things to Do
Visit the Aurora City Website for things to do in the city.
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Helpful Links
Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce:
Brookings School District:
Brookings Area Transit:
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Related Documents
Corn Delivery
Contact Us Plant Manager: Brian Brinkman
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To Sell Corn
Contacts:
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To Purchase Distillers Grains
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