Coskata offers details on its $1 per gallon cellulosic ethanol claims; will license technology

In Illinois, the CEO of Coskata detailed how the company can create fuel for less than $1 per gallon using its combined thermochemical and microbe-based approach to cellulosic ethanol production. William Roe said that the company’s process can use multiple “true waste” feedstocks such as wood chips, weeds, human waste, used tires, or carbon monoxide. Roe said that the company could co-locate with steel mills to convert CO into as much as 50 billion gallons of gasoline per year. He added that the company does not expect to make fuel, except for a 40,000 gallon demonstration facility, but expects to license its process to large-scale producers.

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