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Coskata Turns Waste to Ethanol
Coskata, Inc. is a biology-based renewable energy company, with technology for the production of liquid fuels. Using proprietary microorganisms and transformative bioreactor designs, the company expects to produce ethanol for under US$1.00 per gallon anywhere in the world, from almost any input material (feedstock).
Tubes packed with bundles of white fibers are the core of a bioreactor, which is the heart of their technology that combines thermochemical and biological approaches to make ethanol out of wood chips, household garbage, grass, and old tires--indeed, just about any organic material.
A partnership with GM has given muscle to the company's emergence, now entering the commercialization stage.
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Official Website
Interview
- Download (http://pesn.com/Radio/Free_Energy_Now/recordings/2008/080407_WesBolsen_Coskata.mp3) (13 Mb; mp3) - On April 7, 2008, Sterling D. Allan conducted a 1-hour, live interview with Wes Bolsen, Chief Marketing Officer & VP of Coskata, as part of the Free Energy Now (http://freeenergynow.net) radio series.
Videos
- See process animation link from the company home page.
- YouTube > Coskata (http://youtube.com/results?search_query=coskata)
Media Interviews
(1:05 minutes)
- Coskata's Biofuel Breakthrough - GM works with Coskata to test out cellulosic ethanol - a biofuel that can be made from any renewable resource including trash, wood chips and even old tires. Learn more about Coskata's process in this video. (YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=pBuhKkJ8nJU); February 08, 2008)
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(3:59 minutes)
- GM's Partnership with Coskata - General Motors partners with Coskata, a biomass to ethanol startup. (YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=EjBiuJITP8A); February 08, 2008)
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AutolineDetroit.TV
(2:52 minutes)
- Beyond cellulosic ethanol with Coskata - Coskata teams up with GM to introduce their revolutionary ethanol production process that can use cellulose as well as tires,trash, or any kind of biomass. (YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=6nDhU8wX_gM); March 02, 2008)
Animation
(1:35 minutes)
- Cellulose Ethanol [Animation] - Process to convert biomass into cellulose ethanol. One unit of input energy yields 7.7 units of output energy. Courtesy of Coskata. (YouTube (http://youtube.com/watch?v=naNotc1kXQ8); April 01, 2008)
How it Works
Carbon-based material (e.g. biomass) goes in the front end, and is converated to syngas through gassification. At that point, non genetic modified bacteria (anaerobic) convert syngas to ethanol. The bacteria are found in nature and are not dangerous if released.
The whole process, from input to output is only about two minutes.
See Animation video.
Costs
Ethanol projected to be possible for less than $1/gallon.
Advantages
Produce fuel locally.
- Efficient, Affordable, Flexible (http://www.coskata.com/ProcessAdvantages.asp)
Independent Testing
BYU, OSU, OU
Patents
list here
Profiles
Company: Coskata, Inc.
Private company.
Coverage
In the News
- Google News > Coskata (http://news.google.com/news?q=coskata) - 30 returns as of April 9, 2008
- http://coskata.com/News.asp
- Coskata Chooses Site for Demo Syngas-to-Ethanol Plant (http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/04/coskata-chooses.html#more) - The $25 million project will be located at the Westinghouse Plasma Center in Madison, PA, the current site of a pilot-plant gasifier owned and operated by Westinghouse Plasma Corporation (WPC) (http://www.westinghouse-plasma.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alter Nrg Corp. (http://www.alternrg.ca/) (Green Car Congress; April 25, 2008)
- Coskata CEO explains how to get to $1 a gallon ethanol (http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9913192-54.html?tag=nefd.top)- William Roe, CEO of Coskata, in a meeting on Monday explained how his Warrenville, Ill., company will do it. It's one of the more interesting processes out ... (CNET News.com, CA - April 7, 2008)
- Ethanol from Garbage and Old Tires (http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/20199/?nlid=925) - Tubes packed with bundles of white fibers are the core of a bioreactor, which is the heart of a new technology that Coskata claims combine thermochemical and biological approaches to make ethanol out of wood chips, household garbage, grass, and old tires--indeed, just about any organic material. (MIT Technology Review; March/April 2008)
- Cellulosic Firms Match Coskata's Ethanol Claims (http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/cellulosic-firms-match-coskatas-ethanol-claims-725.html) - The Alternative Energy Technology Center says it can produce ethanol for less than $1 per gallon, matching a similar claim by Coskata in January. ... (Greentech Media, MA - March 25, 2008)
- Coskata raises $19.5 million (http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article-web.jsp?article_id=3891) - Coskata’s second round of funding attracted venture capital from initial investors and some new ones. The new capital came from Globespan Capital Partners, ... (Ethanol Producer Magazine, ND - March 21, 2008)
- Superbugs May Save Biofuels (http://www.forbes.com/claytonchristensen/2008/03/19/superbugs-biofuels-innovation_leadership_clayton_jw_innovation08_0319innovation.html) - This support is good news for companies like Coskata and SunEthanol. Coskata is using patented microbes, bioreactor designs and a unique three-step ... (Forbes, NY - March 19, 2008)
- GM pushes to meet 2010 target for new hybrids (http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080320.wh-lowery20/GIStory/) - To prove it, GM has bought a stake in Warrenville, Ill.-based Coskata Inc., a private company that claims to have developed an advanced process to make ... (ReportonBusiness.com, Canada - March 20, 2008)
- Bioenergy laboratory planned at OSU (http://www.checkbiotech.org/green_News_Biofuels.aspx?infoId=17214) - OSU’s fermentation research is supported by and licensed to Coskata Inc., a renewable energy company based in the Chicago area. In January, General Motors ... (Checkbiotech.org (press release), Switzerland - March 10, 2008)
Comments
See Discussion page
Scalability to yet be demonstrated
On April 10, 2008, New Energy Congress member, Richard P. George, Ph.D. wrote:
(In context of discussing whether they are at Top 100 energy technology)
There is a huge difference between a verbal statement or belief that a lab process is scalable, and proving that it actually is. The devil is in the details. This is their next step - implement a pilot plant to demonstrate scalability and the economics. When they prove that it scales, their ranking goes higher (probably top 50). Then, they have to prove that they can execute their business model and actually deliver installed systems/plants that are economic (proving this would push them higher - top 20 or even top 10).
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Contact
http://coskata.com/contact.asp
Coskata, Inc.
4575 Weaver Parkway, Suite 100
Warrenville, Illinois 60555
Main: 630-657-5800; Fax: 630-657-5801
email: info@coskata.com (mailto:info@coskata.com?subject=Coskata_featured_at_PESWiki.com)
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