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Friday, March 7, 2008
GM Aims at More Efficient Ethanol in New Partnership
General Motor's partnership with biology-based renewable energy firm Coskata Inc, first announced at the January 2008 North American International Auto Show, seeks to revolutionize ethanol fuels. Coskata's production scheme boasts not only $1/per gallon production costs, but minimal water use and greater energy efficiency during ethanol generation.
While cheaper than gasoline, ethanol currently available to drivers is also 25 to 30 percent less efficient than the fossil fuel. To overcome this limitation, Coskata's bioreformer method utilizes a refined microbial blend to produce a 99.7 pure ethanol end product, avoiding additional end costs which plague catalytic production systems.
GM and Coskata plan to open a 40,000 gallon capacity demonstration facility later this year, with a 100 million gallon production facility slated for 2011.
The full article is available on page 37 in the April 2008 edition of "Motor Trend," Volume 60, Number 4.
While cheaper than gasoline, ethanol currently available to drivers is also 25 to 30 percent less efficient than the fossil fuel. To overcome this limitation, Coskata's bioreformer method utilizes a refined microbial blend to produce a 99.7 pure ethanol end product, avoiding additional end costs which plague catalytic production systems.
GM and Coskata plan to open a 40,000 gallon capacity demonstration facility later this year, with a 100 million gallon production facility slated for 2011.
The full article is available on page 37 in the April 2008 edition of "Motor Trend," Volume 60, Number 4.
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