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At 8100 btus per pound, bran has as much energy as coal. That makes it a valuable resource in feed and energy markets. If one considers that natural gas costs are the second highest expense for the conventional ethanol plant, the high-energy bran available through fractionation can cover as much as 80 percent of an ethanol plant’s energy requirement.
