U.S. Sugar to Explore Building 100 Million Gallon Coskata Ethanol Facility

[JohnWxy]

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/US-Sugar-Explore-Building-100/story.aspx?guid=%7B7B08CF60-AE4E-464D-A23D-D234AC5D1DBE%7D

U.S. Sugar Corp. today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata, Inc of Warrenville, IL to explore building a 100 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Clewiston, Florida. The facility would be the world's largest second generation ethanol facility. It would convert left-over sugar cane material into ethanol, and would help Florida meet its aggressive second generation ethanol mandate set by Governor Charlie Crist.

"We are very excited to be formally negotiating with Coskata to deploy their industry leading conversion technology," said U.S. Sugar's Sr. Vice President of Public Affairs Robert Coker. "We see this technology as a perfect complement to our existing sugar mill, not to mention a win for the environment, the farming community and for our employees."

The non-food based ethanol could reduce greenhouse gasses by as much as 96% versus conventional gasoline. U.S. Sugar plans to collect cane leaves from the field versus burning them, as well as utilize excess bagasse from the mill. The Coskata technology, which is able to convert almost any renewable material, is expected to produce fuel ethanol with manufacturing costs of around $1 per gallon. As the State of Florida takes some of the US Sugar lands out of production for the Everglades restoration project, the Coskata technology is flexible enough to also use fast growing energy crops and waste materials to make the environmentally superior fuel.
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for more on Coskata see:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=115&topic_id=166345&mesg_id=166345

[Parche]

1. now that is on the right track

using cellulite to make this stuff, not food items

:hi:


if Brazil can do it, so can we

[JohnWxy]

2. actually, Brazil is making their ethanol from the sugar part of the sugar cane. Unless there are

late developments you know about that I don't. OF course, I think they will get into cellulosic ethanol too, as it becomes competitive - starting with all that bagasse that sugar cane produces.

[kirby]

3. "using cellulite to make this stuff"...

Must...resist...temptation...for...joke....

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. I am not as disciplined as you, so here goes.

Actually, I thought of this a while back, when people were giddy over using restaurant grease for car fuel.
Set up fat collection sites behind plastic surgeonclinics.

bout time some fools started putting back a bit of what they are taking from the earth.

Ironic, tho.

[Dead_Parrot]

6. It has been done before...

http://calorielab.com/news/2005/11/11/biofuel-promoter-to-power-boat-using-human-fat/

Auckland, New Zealand, adventurer Peter Bethune plans to break the round-the-world powerboat speed record in a boat powered by biodiesel fuel partly manufactured from human fat. The lean Mr. Bethune had about three ounces of fat extracted from his body yesterday in a lipsuction procedure, and he is seeking volunteers to donate more.
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“The amount of energy from fat is relatively low,” says Mr. Bethune. “A large liposuction operation involves removing 10 pounds of fat, which would drive a car about 50 miles once converted.”

Mr. Buthune says that his visit to the plastic surgeon was “sort of a joke,” but was meant to publicize the potential of biofuels, which can be manufactured from fast food cooking oil, various seed crops, and animal fat from meat and fish processors. Such sources are renewable, and much of it goes to waste now.
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“There’s an interesting business model: link a biodiesel plant with the cosmetic surgeons,” says Mr. Bethune. “In Auckland we produce about 330 pounds of fat per week from liposuction, which would make about 40 gallons of fuel. If it is going to be chucked out, why not?”

[kestrel91316]

4. Where do I sign up to have them relieve my thighs of their cellulite?

'Cause I've got plenty to spare........

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. New economic model. We get paid to let Drs. take the fat.

They get paid for the fat.

Whadda want to bet Big Oil will have a bill passed banning liposuction 5 minutes after the idea gets any serious discussion?

[Dont_Bogart_the_Pretzel]

7. Damn....first they ruin the Corn crop$ and not they want to do it to sugar

can't wait too see the sugar prices sky rocket on this news.

[Liberal Progressive]

9. Conversely, corn prices would fall.

Sugar is much more efficient. If we start using it, there'll be less and less demand for fuel corn.