Comments on: Coskata’s Pennsylvania Pilot Plant: $1 a Gallon Ethanol A Step Closer http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/ Helping the Earth with Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:42:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Jack http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-26459 Jack Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:55:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-26459 <p>Finally. It's good to hear movement towards Ethenol. I thinks it's long over due. Should be hearing more about it here in 2009.</p> Finally. It’s good to hear movement towards Ethenol. I thinks it’s long over due. Should be hearing more about it here in 2009.

]]> By: Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-21917 Weak Economy Could Push Back Coskata’s Commercial Plant « Earth2Tech Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:20:45 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-21917 <p>[...] The company started building its demonstration plant in April, saying it would cost $25 million and would be located at the site of a pilot-scale gasifier owned and operated by Westinghouse Plasma Corp. [...]</p> [...] The company started building its demonstration plant in April, saying it would cost $25 million and would be located at the site of a pilot-scale gasifier owned and operated by Westinghouse Plasma Corp. [...]

]]> By: Coskata Pulls in Funding From Blackstone http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-21860 Coskata Pulls in Funding From Blackstone Sat, 06 Dec 2008 09:07:16 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-21860 <p>[...] said this third round of financing will be used to complete its $25 million demonstration facility near Pittsburgh in early 2009 and to start engineering and design work on its first full-scale [...]</p> [...] said this third round of financing will be used to complete its $25 million demonstration facility near Pittsburgh in early 2009 and to start engineering and design work on its first full-scale [...]

]]> By: Coskata Pulls in Funding From Blackstone « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-21831 Coskata Pulls in Funding From Blackstone « Earth2Tech Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:17:41 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-21831 <p>[...] said this third round of financing will be used to complete its $25 million demonstration facility near Pittsburgh in early 2009 and to start engineering and design work on its first full-scale [...]</p> [...] said this third round of financing will be used to complete its $25 million demonstration facility near Pittsburgh in early 2009 and to start engineering and design work on its first full-scale [...]

]]> By: Verenium Opens Cellulosic Ethanol Demo Plant « Earth2Tech http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-11878 Verenium Opens Cellulosic Ethanol Demo Plant « Earth2Tech Wed, 28 May 2008 15:21:24 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-11878 <p>[...] GM, plans to scale up a pilot project to a 40,000-gallon demonstration facility by the end of 2008. In April Coskata said that pilot plant would be built in Madison, Penn., just northeast of Pittsburgh, and [...]</p> [...] GM, plans to scale up a pilot project to a 40,000-gallon demonstration facility by the end of 2008. In April Coskata said that pilot plant would be built in Madison, Penn., just northeast of Pittsburgh, and [...]

]]> By: » $1 a gallon ethanol a step closer Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log. http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-10896 » $1 a gallon ethanol a step closer Dvorak Uncensored: General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:31:13 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-10896 <p>[...] project will be built with newly revealed technology partner Westinghouse Plasma. Coskata says the plant will start delivering ethanol by early 2009 for GM, one of its backers, to use in flex-fuel vehicle tests at the automaker’s site in Milford, [...]</p> [...] project will be built with newly revealed technology partner Westinghouse Plasma. Coskata says the plant will start delivering ethanol by early 2009 for GM, one of its backers, to use in flex-fuel vehicle tests at the automaker’s site in Milford, [...]

]]> By: Eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-10890 Eideard Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:02:00 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-10890 <p>Craig, you'll see your article posted, today, over at dvorak.org/blog - aiming for 8:30AM dvorak time, which is 12:30EDT.</p> Craig, you’ll see your article posted, today, over at dvorak.org/blog – aiming for 8:30AM dvorak time, which is 12:30EDT.

]]> By: Eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-10888 Eideard Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:46:34 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-10888 <p>DS - as noted in earlier posts, Coskata's process is very high energy; but, instead of a long process requiring less energy for hours and days, their batch processing is measured in minutes - often only one minute.</p> DS – as noted in earlier posts, Coskata’s process is very high energy; but, instead of a long process requiring less energy for hours and days, their batch processing is measured in minutes – often only one minute.

]]> By: DS in NJ http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-10881 DS in NJ Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:12:52 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-10881 <p>Plasma gasification is a high energy consumption proposition. I'm a bit skeptical.</p> Plasma gasification is a high energy consumption proposition. I’m a bit skeptical.

]]> By: Eideard http://earth2tech.com/2008/04/24/coskatas-pilot-plant-to-bring-1-a-gallon-ethanol-closer/#comment-10830 Eideard Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:41:13 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2017#comment-10830 <p>Nuthin' but good news.</p> <p>I've been dragging my feet on Posting about Coskata. Green biz has as much vaporware as the wonderful world of software ever offered up. But, these folks - and the obvious heavy hitters who are partnering - look like reality.</p> <p>The science has been sound from the gitgo. And it should be a heck of an interesting race among several methods and means to get to the consumer first.</p> Nuthin’ but good news.

I’ve been dragging my feet on Posting about Coskata. Green biz has as much vaporware as the wonderful world of software ever offered up. But, these folks – and the obvious heavy hitters who are partnering – look like reality.

The science has been sound from the gitgo. And it should be a heck of an interesting race among several methods and means to get to the consumer first.

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