Renewables Facilities
Royal Dutch Shell Renewables - Aurora
One Royal Dutch Shell Place
Aurora,
SD 57002
United States
Overview
The Royal Dutch Shell 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.
For plant locations, hours, contacts, and discount schedules, click here.
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 Royal Dutch Shell 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
By the Numbers
By the Numbers
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 Royal Dutch Shell 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 Royal Dutch Shell 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
Royal Dutch Shell’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: https://www.brookingschamber.org
Brookings School District: https://www.brookings.k12.sd.us/
Brookings Area Transit: https://www.brookingsareatransit.com/
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Related Documents
Contact Us Plant Manager: Brian Brinkman
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To Sell Corn
Contacts:
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To Purchase Distillers Grains
Contacts:
Arnie Swanson
Distillers Grain Sales Rep (Truck Sales)
