Coskata races towards first 50-60 Mgy cellulosic ethanol plant in 2012; reduces water use compared to gasoline; unconcerned about ethanol acceptance

Biofuels Digest
April 27, 2009 Jim Lane

In Washington, Coskata VP Wes Bolsen gave a comprehensive update on the company’s drive towards delivering the first 50 Mgy cellulosic ethanol facility, and rated his concern about the lack of E85 outlets and the E10 “blend wall” at “1 on a scale of 1 to 5″, at the Advanced Biofuels Development Summit.

The #1-ranked company in the “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy,” Coskata is on schedule to complete a “semi-scale” commercial demonstration of its technology in Madison, Pennsylvania this year, after opening a pilot-scale facility in Warrenville, Illinois more than a year ago.

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