GM to Produce Ethanol with Coskata

EvoAudi submitted on 01/13/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:35 PM
from: www.leftlanenews.com

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General Motors announced today at the Detroit Auto Show that it will be teaming with Coskata, Inc. — a biology-based renewable energy company based in Indiana — to produce ethanol using a new, environmentally friendly method.

The new system allows for the production of ethanol from sources other than corn. The new technology would make it possible to make bio-fuel from renewable resources — such as livestock waste, municipal waste or even old tires — eliminating the pitfalls of producing ethanol from corn.
The new process is also much more efficient than the one currently used to turn corn into fuel. Whereas the current process requires about 3-4 gallons of water to produce 1 gallon of fuel, Coskata's process uses less than 1. In addition, Coskata's process yields 7.7 units of energy for every unit put into production — well above the ratio of corn-based ethanol production.
Coskata's bio-fuel also burns cleaner, reducing green house gas emissions by 84%..... Read Article

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pacotacolol - 1/13/2008 5:04:55 PMView My AgentSpace

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Is this good?

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Porschinator - 1/13/2008 6:11:09 PM

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I am not hot on the E85 movement. Unless ethanol can be produce using less energy and able to get more product out of it supply then maybe. I believe this is more PR than anything else.

Also the MPG I beleive is less than regular unleaded becasue it burns too fast. Well lets hope GM knows something we don't and continue to refine the process.

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damikco - 1/14/2008 6:23:46 AMView My AgentSpace

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It is good...... it is a short term souloution for co2 emmisions.

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damikco - 1/14/2008 6:25:09 AMView My AgentSpace

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GM has taken the most flack for selling suv's even though toyota has a huge line of them thats getting bigger every year.

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Bmw8ter - 1/14/2008 3:29:29 PM

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Are the new Sequoias out yet, because I swear I saw someone driving a white one, the other day, and it was massive.

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