Comments on: GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp. http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/ What is the future of fuel? What's new? What's next? Since 2007, Gas 2 has covered a rapidly changing world coming to terms with its oil addiction. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mascoma Announces Major Research Advance in Cellulosic Ethanol : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2060 Mascoma Announces Major Research Advance in Cellulosic Ethanol : Gas 2.0 Thu, 07 May 2009 19:05:26 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2060 [...] More: GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp. [...] [...] More: GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp. [...]

]]> By: Maris http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2059 Maris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:42:32 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2059 It is not the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the World!!! The first was in the Russia, which starts to produce wood ethanol in 1997, but using different technology. It is not the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the World!!!

The first was in the Russia, which starts to produce wood ethanol in 1997, but using different technology.

]]> By: Maris http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23714 Maris Wed, 17 Sep 2008 09:42:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23714 It is not the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the World!!! The first was in the Russia, which starts to produce wood ethanol in 1997, but using different technology. It is not the first cellulosic ethanol plant in the World!!!

The first was in the Russia, which starts to produce wood ethanol in 1997, but using different technology.

]]> By: Dedicated Energy Crops Could Replace 30% of Gasoline: Ceres, Inc. Wants to Make it Happen : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2058 Dedicated Energy Crops Could Replace 30% of Gasoline: Ceres, Inc. Wants to Make it Happen : Gas 2.0 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:41:47 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2058 [...] Unlike growing an ear of corn, Ceres doesn’t care about increasing the number or size of starch-containing kernels. They’re interested in biomass: the leaves and stalks of the plant that contain everything else. (For more information, see previous post describing how cellulosic ethanol is produced from biomass.) [...] [...] Unlike growing an ear of corn, Ceres doesn’t care about increasing the number or size of starch-containing kernels. They’re interested in biomass: the leaves and stalks of the plant that contain everything else. (For more information, see previous post describing how cellulosic ethanol is produced from biomass.) [...]

]]> By: Gas 2.0 Attending GM Cellulosic Ethanol Backgrounder on Feedstocks Tomorrow : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2057 Gas 2.0 Attending GM Cellulosic Ethanol Backgrounder on Feedstocks Tomorrow : Gas 2.0 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:24:51 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2057 [...] Charles Wyman of Mascoma Corp. [...] [...] Charles Wyman of Mascoma Corp. [...]

]]> By: CleanTech Biofuels to Turn Dirty Diapers Into Ethanol : Gas 2.0 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2056 CleanTech Biofuels to Turn Dirty Diapers Into Ethanol : Gas 2.0 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:16:23 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2056 [...] GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp. [...] [...] GM Announces New Cellulosic Ethanol Partnership with Mascoma Corp. [...]

]]> By: Chuck http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2055 Chuck Thu, 08 May 2008 02:24:03 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2055 This is great news. I know BP is also interested in this and recently BP gave a $500 million grant to Berkley and University of Illinois for Biofuel research. I feel that fuel prices will come down pretty dramatically (not gasoline) in the future because there is hell of a lot of research going on in these areas and I can see that biofuel and hydrogen fuel are going to be the main competitors to replace gasoline. In fact, according to this website, http://www.water4gas-scam.com, it is now possible to convert any petrol or diesel car to run on hydrogen. What I like about this is that you use hydrogen/oxyhydrogen to compliment gasoline which can result in as much as 50% increase of gas mileage. Whichever method it is, as long as it's cheap and green, you can't complain! This is great news. I know BP is also interested in this and recently BP gave a $500 million grant to Berkley and University of Illinois for Biofuel research. I feel that fuel prices will come down pretty dramatically (not gasoline) in the future because there is hell of a lot of research going on in these areas and I can see that biofuel and hydrogen fuel are going to be the main competitors to replace gasoline. In fact, according to this website, http://www.water4gas-scam.com, it is now possible to convert any petrol or diesel car to run on hydrogen. What I like about this is that you use hydrogen/oxyhydrogen to compliment gasoline which can result in as much as 50% increase of gas mileage. Whichever method it is, as long as it’s cheap and green, you can’t complain!

]]> By: Chuck http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23713 Chuck Thu, 08 May 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23713 This is great news. I know BP is also interested in this and recently BP gave a $500 million grant to Berkley and University of Illinois for Biofuel research. I feel that fuel prices will come down pretty dramatically (not gasoline) in the future because there is hell of a lot of research going on in these areas and I can see that biofuel and hydrogen fuel are going to be the main competitors to replace gasoline. In fact, according to this website, http://www.water4gas-scam.com, it is now possible to convert any petrol or diesel car to run on hydrogen. What I like about this is that you use hydrogen/oxyhydrogen to compliment gasoline which can result in as much as 50% increase of gas mileage. Whichever method it is, as long as it's cheap and green, you can't complain! This is great news. I know BP is also interested in this and recently BP gave a $500 million grant to Berkley and University of Illinois for Biofuel research. I feel that fuel prices will come down pretty dramatically (not gasoline) in the future because there is hell of a lot of research going on in these areas and I can see that biofuel and hydrogen fuel are going to be the main competitors to replace gasoline. In fact, according to this website, http://www.water4gas-scam.com, it is now possible to convert any petrol or diesel car to run on hydrogen. What I like about this is that you use hydrogen/oxyhydrogen to compliment gasoline which can result in as much as 50% increase of gas mileage. Whichever method it is, as long as it’s cheap and green, you can’t complain!

]]> By: CSG http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2054 CSG Mon, 05 May 2008 01:48:25 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-2054 Cellulosic ethanol is a necessary and required step toward independence from foreign oil. Not to be confused with the current production methods for ethanol which uses food crops (call those a baby step?). Even though most of the outcries against ethanol are wrongly accusing it of single-handedly causing high food prices and shortages (and $4 a gallon gas had nothing to do with that?!? wake up folks). I agree that food should not be used for fuel but we need to start somewhere. Now we know that cellulosic is just around the corner so any problems we currently have with ethanol will soon be gone. The next step should be 3 fuel sources for our transportation needs 1. Renewable fuels like Ethanol and biodiesel. 2. Hydrogen fuel cells, and 3. Battery Electric cars. Ultimately only the last 2 will be used as battery technology increases mileage and hydrogen infrastructure is built out across the country. Commuters and daily/family use would be battery electric vehicles. Public transportation, services like police, fire and ambulance, delivery vehicles and taxis would all use hydrogen fuel cells. These vehicles need potentially unlimited mileage and batteries may not be the best fit for that (not this century anyway). This last step will likely take more than 20 to 40 years to complete though so we need cellulosic ethanol now to start supplanting foreign oil and tide us over till the #2 and #3 technologies can take over the full burden. Cellulosic ethanol is a necessary and required step toward independence from foreign oil. Not to be confused with the current production methods for ethanol which uses food crops (call those a baby step?). Even though most of the outcries against ethanol are wrongly accusing it of single-handedly causing high food prices and shortages (and $4 a gallon gas had nothing to do with that?!? wake up folks). I agree that food should not be used for fuel but we need to start somewhere. Now we know that cellulosic is just around the corner so any problems we currently have with ethanol will soon be gone.

The next step should be 3 fuel sources for our transportation needs 1. Renewable fuels like Ethanol and biodiesel. 2. Hydrogen fuel cells, and 3. Battery Electric cars.

Ultimately only the last 2 will be used as battery technology increases mileage and hydrogen infrastructure is built out across the country. Commuters and daily/family use would be battery electric vehicles. Public transportation, services like police, fire and ambulance, delivery vehicles and taxis would all use hydrogen fuel cells. These vehicles need potentially unlimited mileage and batteries may not be the best fit for that (not this century anyway).

This last step will likely take more than 20 to 40 years to complete though so we need cellulosic ethanol now to start supplanting foreign oil and tide us over till the #2 and #3 technologies can take over the full burden.

]]> By: CSG http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23712 CSG Mon, 05 May 2008 01:48:00 +0000 http://gas2.org/2008/05/01/gm-announces-new-cellulosic-ethanol-partnership-with-mascoma-corp/#comment-23712 Cellulosic ethanol is a necessary and required step toward independence from foreign oil. Not to be confused with the current production methods for ethanol which uses food crops (call those a baby step?). Even though most of the outcries against ethanol are wrongly accusing it of single-handedly causing high food prices and shortages (and $4 a gallon gas had nothing to do with that?!? wake up folks). I agree that food should not be used for fuel but we need to start somewhere. Now we know that cellulosic is just around the corner so any problems we currently have with ethanol will soon be gone. The next step should be 3 fuel sources for our transportation needs 1. Renewable fuels like Ethanol and biodiesel. 2. Hydrogen fuel cells, and 3. Battery Electric cars. Ultimately only the last 2 will be used as battery technology increases mileage and hydrogen infrastructure is built out across the country. Commuters and daily/family use would be battery electric vehicles. Public transportation, services like police, fire and ambulance, delivery vehicles and taxis would all use hydrogen fuel cells. These vehicles need potentially unlimited mileage and batteries may not be the best fit for that (not this century anyway). This last step will likely take more than 20 to 40 years to complete though so we need cellulosic ethanol now to start supplanting foreign oil and tide us over till the #2 and #3 technologies can take over the full burden. Cellulosic ethanol is a necessary and required step toward independence from foreign oil. Not to be confused with the current production methods for ethanol which uses food crops (call those a baby step?). Even though most of the outcries against ethanol are wrongly accusing it of single-handedly causing high food prices and shortages (and $4 a gallon gas had nothing to do with that?!? wake up folks). I agree that food should not be used for fuel but we need to start somewhere. Now we know that cellulosic is just around the corner so any problems we currently have with ethanol will soon be gone.

The next step should be 3 fuel sources for our transportation needs 1. Renewable fuels like Ethanol and biodiesel. 2. Hydrogen fuel cells, and 3. Battery Electric cars.

Ultimately only the last 2 will be used as battery technology increases mileage and hydrogen infrastructure is built out across the country. Commuters and daily/family use would be battery electric vehicles. Public transportation, services like police, fire and ambulance, delivery vehicles and taxis would all use hydrogen fuel cells. These vehicles need potentially unlimited mileage and batteries may not be the best fit for that (not this century anyway).

This last step will likely take more than 20 to 40 years to complete though so we need cellulosic ethanol now to start supplanting foreign oil and tide us over till the #2 and #3 technologies can take over the full burden.

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