http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/13/poet-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-by-the-end-of-the-year/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/13/poet-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-by-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-33103 POET Launches New Biz to Power Cellulosic Ethanol Plant With Corn Cobs Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:41:09 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=5995#comment-33103 <p>[...] bankruptcies, thanks to a glut of ethanol, lack of financing for new projects, corn prices that shot sky high last year and a growing body of research that says corn ethanol won’t make much of a dent in greenhouse [...]</p> [...] bankruptcies, thanks to a glut of ethanol, lack of financing for new projects, corn prices that shot sky high last year and a growing body of research that says corn ethanol won’t make much of a dent in greenhouse [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/13/poet-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-by-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-15715 Nathan Schock Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:40:23 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=5995#comment-15715 <p>Katie, The $4 million is the cost of the addition, but I would be careful of an apples-to-apples comparison to others. The figure, which is still a sizable number, would be much higher if we didn't already have the land, utilities, infrastructure, and supporting technologies (like fractionation) on site. As you point out in your post and comment, that gets to the heart of why we think this is the fastest route to the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. Thanks.</p> Katie,
The $4 million is the cost of the addition, but I would be careful of an apples-to-apples comparison to others. The figure, which is still a sizable number, would be much higher if we didn’t already have the land, utilities, infrastructure, and supporting technologies (like fractionation) on site. As you point out in your post and comment, that gets to the heart of why we think this is the fastest route to the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. Thanks.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/13/poet-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-by-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-15712 Katie Fehrenbacher Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:52:49 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=5995#comment-15712 <p>Yes, but Poet is focusing on corn waste because it believes that is the way it can produce cellulosic ethanol most economically and quickly.</p> Yes, but Poet is focusing on corn waste because it believes that is the way it can produce cellulosic ethanol most economically and quickly.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/08/13/poet-to-produce-cellulosic-ethanol-by-the-end-of-the-year/#comment-15711 Jazzmaster Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:46:11 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=5995#comment-15711 <p>Isn't switchgrass, which is plentiful in the Dakotas, a base for cellulosic ethanol, not just corn detrituts?</p> Isn’t switchgrass, which is plentiful in the Dakotas, a base for cellulosic ethanol, not just corn detrituts?

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