Energy & Environment Grand Forks to host new bio-fuels plant Prairie Public Broadcasting | By Todd McDonald Published August 23, 2018 at 11:44 AM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 1:50 T.McDonald / Prairie Public As Reporter Todd McDonald tells us, the Red River Biorefinery is expected to open in late 2019 or very early 2020... Credit T.McDonald / Prairie Public / Prairie PublicThe Red River Biorefinery construction site.