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Startup Claims to Make $1/Gallon Ethanol

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the get-ready-to-fight-the-lobbies dept.

gnick writes to mention Wired is reporting that an Illinois startup is claiming they can make ethanol from most any organic material for around $1/gallon. Coskata, backed by General Motors and several other investors, uses a process that is bacteria based instead of some of the other available methods. The bacteria processes organic material that is fed into the reactor and secretes ethanol as a waste product.

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  1. Re:Great, but by ximenes · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It says 'most any organic matter'. Maybe they'll use people instead of corn.