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A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn’t interfere with food supplies, company officials said.
Coskata, which is backed by General Motors and other investors, uses bacteria to convert almost any organic material, from corn husks (but not the corn itself) to municipal trash, into ethanol.
“It’s not five years away, it’s not 10 years away. It’s affordable, and it’s now,” said Wes Bolsen, the company’s vice president of business development.
Read more at Wired Magazine. Will be interesting to see where this and similar ideas lead to in the coming years.
With our first pump on Miranda Road opening shortly, I put together a video from footage taken during some recent work days at the pump. Starring Rich and Doug. More info forthcoming.
The Egyptians have flown the coop. Yeah, that’s the code. We are finally ready to proceed with our pump installation at the north location.
I talked to George, el esteemed presidente, yesterday. There have been landlord issues, salvage operation issues and … well, I guess there’s no reason to air all of our issues, is there? But at the end of this month, the coast is clear.
So I’m calling it: work days on Friday, August 3rd and Saturday August 4th. We’ll have it on a weekday and a weekend day so that hopefully anyone who wants to participate can. If you can’t, no problem. Just come by and check out our handiwork anytime.
UPDATE
Work day has been rescheduled to Aug 10th to 11th, Friday through Saturday, both days from 8:00 AM until it gets too hot. The work site, AKA George’s place, is at 3800 Miranda Rd in Charlotte.Click here to get directions.
