Glacial Lakes Increases Ethanol Yields and Capacity with Pavilion Technologies; Advance Process Control Solutions Helps Top Ethanol Manufacturer to Capitalize on Record-High Ethanol Prices.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in advanced process control and environmental compliance solutions, today announced that Glacial Lakes Energy has deployed Pavilion's advanced process control to reduce variable costs and capitalize on record-high ethanol prices. The control solution was deployed on the distillation column and molecular sieve. As a result of the four-month project, Glacial Lakes has increased its capacity 3-10 percent, boosted yield by 0.1-0.2 percent and reduced energy use by 1-2 percent. This marks the second control project Glacial Lakes has deployed in less than nine months.

"In just a year, we've seen an excellent return on investment from Pavilion," said David Culver, plant manager for Glacial Lakes. "Pavilion enables us to control the distillation columns and molecular sieves processes, which are challenging to manage optimally and yet critical to achieve our operating objectives -- more, high quality ethanol for less. Furthermore, we are able to continuously reduce our energy usage. And in today's marketplace being able to produce more ethanol at higher yields equals real money."

In January Glacial Lakes deployed its first control project on the dried distiller grains (DDGS) dryer to reduce moisture variability and increase overall profitability. In just five months, Glacial Lakes was able to reduce plant energy cost per gallon by four percent, increase DDG yield by one percent, reduce DDGS variability and achieve improved control over emissions from the Thermal Oxidizer. Based on the success of the first project and the ValueFirst(TM) benefits analysis, Glacial Lakes elected to deploy the second control project on the distillation and molecular sieve process to boost overall yield while driving down costs. In just four months, Glacial Lakes has realized project benefits and expects a payback in less than six months. Glacial Lakes has a successful technology strategy that ensures it is continuously driving its plant toward peak performance and operating among the most efficient manufacturers in similar dry mill facilities.

"As demand for alternative renewable fuels grows, the ethanol industry is poised to capitalize on this boom," said Ralph Carter, CEO of Pavilion Technologies. "We are honored that leaders like Glacial Lakes see advanced process control as an instrumental part of their mission to most profitably and efficiently deliver low-cost, environmentally friendly fuels to market."

Pavilion's ethanol distillation control application provides predictive and dynamic capabilities so that manufacturers can tightly control the distillation toward the optimal moisture impurity levels. This is achieved by adjusting beer feed, steam and reflux rates to reduce moisture variability. Continuous control can be used to either push ethanol capacity to its limit through control at higher distillation purity and maximum sieve capacity, or to push specific energy to its minimum through more efficient distillation and sieve operation.

About Pavilion's Ethanol Solution

Pavilion's Ethanol Solution has helped major producers increase production yield, reduce costs, enhance product quality and maintain environmental compliance. Pavilion provides a suite of advanced process control and emissions compliance applications across all key areas of the manufacturing process -- from drying to distillation. Pavilion's Ethanol Solution leverages the powerful Pavilion8(TM) technology, an integrated software suite which enables ethanol companies to drive operational performance to desired business objectives while maintaining regulatory compliance. Pavilion8 combines powerful technology for modeling, control, monitoring, analysis, visualization and integration, combined to provide targeted solutions, delivering faster time-to-value and greater cumulative value than alternative solutions.

About Glacial Lakes Energy (www.glaciallakesenergy.com)

Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC (GLE) is a 47+ million gallon per year ethanol production facility located in Watertown, SD. GLE was formed in May of 2001 and is owned and operated by Glacial Lakes Corn Processors (GLCP). GLCP is a South Dakota Cooperative comprised of over 900+ members who have invested in Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC.

About Pavilion Technologies (www.pavtech.com)

Pavilion Technologies is the leading developer of advanced process control and environmental compliance solutions. Pavilion's ValueFirst(TM) customer relationship methodology aligns the company's people, products and processes to deliver rapid and recurring value for their customers. More than 350 leading companies worldwide, including BP, Broin Companies, Cemex, Glacial Lakes Energy, Golden Grains Energy, Nestle and Weyerhaeuser depend on Pavilion's solutions to increase yield, enhance product quality, reduce variable costs and achieve environmental compliance each day. Pavilion Technologies is a privately held company based in Austin, Texas, with offices serving every region of the world.