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GM: Mascoma ethanol process works as promised in laboratory testing

Back in February, Mascoma opened its first pilot plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol. According to General Motors, which invested in Mascoma and its unique method for producing the alcohol, Mascoma's consolidated bioprocessing process has proven successful in a laboratory environment. Unlike most processes for creating cellulosic ethanol, Mascoma uses a specially developed strain of yeast that cuts a three-step process down to one single step, which allows the ethanol producer to reduce the cost of creating the fuel, improve the ... Read more →

Mascoma pilot plant starts generating cellulosic ethanol Sam Abuelsamid

Mascoma Corporation's first pilot plant in Rome, New York has now begun to produce cellulosic ethanol. Mascoma is one of two cellulosic ethanol companies that got equity investments from General ...

Motor Trend's Top Ten Technologies have a decidedly green tint Jeremy Korzeniewski

Looking back on 2008, it seems that the biggest stories that shaped the automotive landscape had more to do with gas prices and economic conditions than the vehicles themselves. Regardless, there are ...

Mascoma Corp to build cellulosic ethanol plant in Michigan Jeremy Korzeniewski

And now, what many of our readers have been waiting for: cellulosic ethanol. As can be seen from the comments on posts dealing with ethanol production, many people want to take food, specifically ...

GM: Mascoma ethanol process works as promised in laboratory testing 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Back in February, Mascoma opened its first pilot plant for the production of cellulosic ethanol. According to General Motors, which invested in Mascoma and its unique method for producing the alcohol, Mascoma's consolidated bioprocessing process has proven successful in a laboratory environment. ...

Mascoma pilot plant starts generating cellulosic ethanol 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mascoma Corporation's first pilot plant in Rome, New York has now begun to produce cellulosic ethanol. Mascoma is one of two cellulosic ethanol companies that got equity investments from General Motors in early 2008, the other being Coskata. The Rome plant has an annual capacity of 200,000 gallons ...

Motor Trend's Top Ten Technologies have a decidedly green tint 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Looking back on 2008, it seems that the biggest stories that shaped the automotive landscape had more to do with gas prices and economic conditions than the vehicles themselves. Regardless, there are quite a few new technologies that are just starting to make waves, and many of them are intended to ...

Mascoma Corp to build cellulosic ethanol plant in Michigan 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

And now, what many of our readers have been waiting for: cellulosic ethanol. As can be seen from the comments on posts dealing with ethanol production, many people want to take food, specifically corn, out of our gas tanks and back into ourselves. A new plant has been proposed by the ...


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